Limpopo director (47) remanded in custody
The woman was arrested on Friday in connection with alleged fraudulent Covid-19 claims worth R3.2m
LIMPOPO –Â A 47-year-old woman arrested in connection with fraudulent Covid-19 claims worth around R3.2m, was remanded in custody by the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 12 October.
The accused, a director of company in the Mtititi area, was arrested on Friday, 9 October. She faces a charge of fraud, theft, and money laundering.
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Her arrest follows complaints made by the community of Mtititi, to the Department of Labour related to the Covid-19 social relief funds.
In an earlier report, Hawks Spokesperson, Capt Matimba Maluleke said that between April and August, the accused is alleged to have claimed R3,2 million in Covid-19 social relief funds from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) on behalf of her 242 former Malamulele-based Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers.
Investigations into this matter revealed that the workers’ contracts were terminated in March, before the country moved into lockdown. “It is further alleged that the claimed money never reached the pockets of the former workers.” She is expected to re-appear in the same court on 19 October for formal bail application.
