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DURBAN – The investigative officer from the Provincial Commercial Crime Unit conducted an investigation yesterday relating to a suspect involved in fraudulent activity at Ixopo where 47 fraudulent Sassa cards were issued. The investigative officer proceeded to Westville where 54-year-old Lindiwe Shangase was arrested at her place of employment. Two cellphones, personal files, six bank …
KWAZULU-NATAL – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) Durban Serious Corruption Investigation arrested four suspects aged between 27 and 44 for fraud, corruption and money laundering. It is alleged that during the period November 2018 and October 2019 the Chief Financial Officer made misrepresentations to Coastal KZN TVET College with regard to a lucrative …
KWAZULU-NATAL – On Thursday, 9 July 2020, Hawks members from Durban Serious Corruption Investigation unit arrested three accused, Ravindran Pillay (53), Dhanapalan Pillay (51) and Sholyn Pillay (24) for fraud, corruption and money laundering. It is alleged that the three connived and defrauded Toyota of an amount of more than R5.5 million. During the year …
DURBAN – We are in the period where people are planning for their future academically and there are a number of them approaching various institutions for registration. Students are warned to ensure that genuine documents are produced as those who produce fraudulent documents will face the consequences. Police officers from Mtunzini SAPS arrested two women …
DURBAN – Two suspects aged 38 and 53 were arrested yesterday during an operation led by EThekwini Outer South and Umlazi police officers. The suspects were arrested for fraud and possession of suspected stolen property. The 38-year-old suspect was arrested at the offices of the Department of Home Affairs after she attempted to apply for …
DURBAN – A 37-year-old man is due to appear in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court today for opening a false case. He was arrested after police discovered that he opened a false robbery case at the Phoenix police station. On 30 August 2019, the suspect alleged that he was driving his vehicle on his way to …
KWAZULU NATAL – Nomfundo Mthembu (32) and five other suspects appeared briefly at the Durban Serious Commercial Crime Court on Thursday for alleged fraud and money laundering. Mthembu a payroll official from Jozini Municipality allegedly created a number of ghost employees during March 2016 until January 2017 and transferred almost R252 thousand as salary payments …
It has come to the eThekwini Municipality’s attention that certain unscrupulous individuals are fraudulently posing as eThekwini officials who have been sent by the Mayor to register people affected by the recent storms. It is alleged that these culprits are charging vulnerable people a fee for the alleged registration. The Municipality would like to strongly …
Hawks members from Durban Commercial Crime unit together with Home Affairs Counter Corruption Team, arrested seven suspects for fraud, contravention of the Immigration Act and Identification Act. The Home Affairs Counter Corruption Team discovered that there were some irregularities in the issuing of late birth certificates at Mzimkhulu, Bulwer and Ulundi Home Affairs offices. Members …
The EThekwini Municipality has been alerted to a scam where unsuspecting individuals have fallen victim to fraudulent advertisements from a con artist claiming to be a Municipal employee. In the latest scam, applicants are told to pay a fee ranging from R150 to R1500 in order to secure a job at the Municipality as either …