IOL reports that a deputy director in the Office of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier has been arrested by the Hawks and charged with fraud for allegedly presenting bogus qualifications to land his job.

The 40-year-old suspect was arrested on Monday by the Hawks members from Pietermaritzburg Serious Commercial Crime Investigation. Hawks KZN spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said the suspect applied for a project manager’s post in 2010, and submitted an alleged fraudulent qualification. “He was employed and in 2019 he further applied for a deputy director’s post and was appointed to that post. The Department of Public Administration conducted qualification verification and the suspect failed to submit the original documents as requested. It was discovered that his qualifications were fraudulent and disciplinary steps were instituted against him,” Mhlongo advised. As a result, the Office of the Premier was apparently defrauded of R3,720,422. The suspect will appear in court on 16 February.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jolene Marriah-Maharaj at IOL

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