The trial of fraud, theft, forgery and uttering against two former employees of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in Warden, Free State is set for 1 September. The matter involving Thembisile Enie Ntshengila (38) and Zamambo Thulisule Mkhize (35) relate to third party funds.
The pair’s arrest in early June followed an investigation by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation based in Bloemfontein. They reappeared in court on Thursday (11/08).
Christopher Singo, the provincial Hawks spokesperson, said their investigation revealed the pair allegedly defrauded the department’s third-party funds received from clients of the department.
The two suspects were entrusted to receive and deposit the money for the department. “They then allegedly used some of the money for their own benefit instead of depositing it. As a result of these fraudulent activities, the department was prejudiced and suffered losses of more than R1 million,” said Singo.
