A male suspect managed to escape while the female suspect was apprehended and handed over to the police for further investigations. Picture: iStock
A 29-year-old Limpopo businesswoman and her 34-year-old boyfriend are expected to appear in the Waterval Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on corruption charges.
The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation Unit arrested them in Elim on Tuesday.
The pair allegedly approached a Post Office employee and tried to bribe him with about R60,000 in exchange for 250 South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiary cards.
According to spokesperson Captain Matimba Maluleke, the Hawks pounced on them immediately after they handed over the first instalment of R8,000 to the Post Office official.
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