South Cape TVET College fraud: Former CEO and 7 others appear in court
Education officials and private sector employees were arrested this morning in connection with a R24m fraud case at the institution.
Eight people appeared in the George Magistrate’s Court earlier today after they were arrested in connection with fraud involving millions of rands, committed at the South Cape TVET College.
Members of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation and Public Order Policing units closed in on the eight suspects yesterday morning for the theft of R24m between 2009 and 2014. One of the arrested is former South Cape College CEO Luvuyo Lennox Ngubelanga (55).
Ngubelanga was released on R10 000 bail. His co-accused were each released on bail separately.
- Elliot Dyabaza (51) was released on R3 000,
- Prudence Dingiswayo (46) on R2 000,
- Patrick Mcedisi Mbebe (57) on R5 000,
- Pieter Johannes Sam (52) on R5 000,
- Andreas Khulekani Ngubeni (53) on R5 000,
- Nomathamsanqa Maude Msizi (39) on R3 000,
- and Shamrack Njozela (60) was released on R3 000 bail.
The arrested include education officials and people from the private sector. They face charges of corruption, fraud and theft.
The matter has been postponed to May 11 for transfer to the George Regional Court.
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