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Former CEO of hospital appears in court on charges of fraud
The former CEO, along with other persons suspected to have worked with her at the time, appeared in court on the same day of their arrest.
LIMPOPO- A former chief executive officer of FH Odendaal Hospital, and her alleged accomplices were arrested in the early hours of yesterday (October 21) morning for fraudulent activities.
They were arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team and appeared in the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on the same day.
“It is alleged that between 2017-2018, the suspect colluded with four other persons in the irregular awarding of tenders worth R720 000, which were supposed to provide cleaning services at the facility,” Captain Matimba Maluleke said in a statement.
The accused persons were granted R500 bail each and their cases were postponed to 15 November 2022.
