Ndudi Anyim
A 39-year-old musician, Tumisang Makweya, and his wife, Kgaogelo Makweya, aged 30, have been arrested and arraigned for approximately R1.5 million fraud.
The suspects were arraigned at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on April 6.
Security Watch Africa reports that the suspects were arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Johannesburg.
It was alleged that they were listed as committee members at a non-profit organisation. They allegedly submitted altered grant application documents to the National Lotteries Board for approval of funds on projects in 2018.
According to a statement by Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu, “ further investigation revealed that the couple together with their co-accused, Chistopher Tshivule, 46, and Thomas Ndadza, 48, who have since been released on R5000-00 bail each, allegedly altered information on the documents submitted to the National Lotteries in September 2018 that resulted in the amount of over R1.5million being transferred into a private bank account.
“ The couple allegedly benefitted approximately R760,000-00 from the funds. They handed themselves over at the Johannesburg office, escorted by their attorney and were subsequently charged for fraud.
“ They appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on April 6, and were granted bail of R3000-00 each. The case was postponed to May 7, 2021 for docket disclosure. ”