SEDIBENG – The Vaal Rand-based Hawks’ Serious Crime Investigation unit has netted three accused in a jobs-for-cash corruption debacle at Emfuleni Local Municipality.
According to police, the case was registered at the Ratanda Police Station earlier this month.
It was reported that on April 30 complaints were received from community members in Ratanda stating that there was a recruitment scheme by a syndicate pretending to work at the municipality.
Captain Lloyd Ramovha said: “It is alleged that community members were given Capitec Bank account details. The details allegedly belonged to a Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Works. In return, the applicants received fraudulent employment contracts.”
Ramovha added that an investigation by the Hawks yielded positive results in identifying the syndicate.
“This led to the arrest of three accused; Teboho Prince Mabote (28), Rocky Moholola (29), and Matshediso Motseare (40). They are alleged to have benefited more than R200 000 from the unlawful scheme,” he said.
The case was heard in the Heidelberg Magistrate’s Court on August 26. It was postponed to August 29 for a bail hearing.
