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News24 reports that twelve people, including current and former Limpopo health department officials, appeared in court on Monday on allegations of defrauding the health department of R8.7 million over a five year period.
Two of the accused are officials employed by the department, while one is an HOD who resigned and four are retired employees. They were joined in court by five businessmen whose companies are accused of receiving non-existing work payments. The accused face 304 charges of relating to the contravention of the Public Finance Management Act, forgery, uttering, fraud, corruption and money laundering. The current employees of the department are Motsumi Polori and Kenosi Legobate. They appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court alongside the department's former head David Motau and retired employees of the department Mietjies Johns, John Chakane Maria Mabitle and Lebohang Beqeze. The company directors Tsietsi Polori, Thabo Moeti, Mavuso Kwababa, Simon Njonga and Charity Moloi also appeared in court. They run Tsa Rona Consultancy, Azrago, Land Breeze Trading, Amakholwa Consultancy Training and Zen Communications. The accused were released on bail of amounts ranging from R2,000 to R5,000. The case was postponed to 22 September for a High Court date.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Malibongwe Dayimani at News24
- Lees ook, Dertien in hof oor bedrog van R8,7 miljoen, by Maroela Media
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