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Cape Times reports that a current and former director at the North West Department of Health (DOH) have been released on R5,000 bail following their arrests on charges related to fraud involving R75 million.
This followed an investigation into tender irregularities between 2008 and 2009 when the North West government sought to build two hospitals in Ledig (Moses Kotane Hospital) and Vryburg (Joe Morolong Hospital). Police said the investigation found that Ntelaleng Matlapeng, director at the DOH, and Elliot Motene, former director at the DOH, certified payment vouchers for exchange rates of R75m when the contract and specifications did not allow the exchange rates to be claimed. Matlapeng faces one count of fraud, while Motene faces two counts. They will be joined by the other five accused when they appear in the Mahikeng Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Suspects include Andrew Lekalakala, a former head of the DOH, who is facing charges of contravening the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and two charges of fraud. Another former head of the DOH in North West, Lydia Keneilwe Sebego, faces two charges of contravening the PFMA, while Vuyo Mbulawa, chief director at the DOH, is charged with 10 counts of fraud. The department’s service provider, Roulph Lotwane Mabe, faces six counts of fraud, while Joseph Leshabane, another service provider, faces six charges of fraud.
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