A former Barberton mine clerk has been arrested for fraud.
The clerk is accused of being involved in R1.1 million fraud.
The alleged mastermind behind the fraud is still on the run
A former Barberton mine administrative clerk was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged part in fraud that caused the mine a loss of more than R1.1 million.
Bhekinkosi Fana Madonsela, 30, appeared before the Barberton Magistrate s Court on Tuesday after members of the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team arrested him.
It is alleged that he received an undue payment of R300 000 from his accomplices.
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Precious Nontobeko Magongo, 36, also a former mine employee, was arrested in March and was the first person to be arrested in connection with the fraud.
Bhekinkosi Fana Madonsela (30), a former Administration Clerk at Barberton mine, appeared before the Barberton Magistrate Court on Tuesday 11 May 2021. He was arrested by members of the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team with a warrant of arrest for Fraud, Theft, and Money Laundering on Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
Madonselas’ arrest followed his alleged link to a share of R300 000.00 received from his accomplices. He, along with Precious Nontobeko Magongo (36), were former Barberton mine employees, working as Clerk Administrators. Magongo was the first suspect to be arrested on the 01 March 2021 for receiving undue payment of almost half a Million rand (R497 885.00) fraudulently.
These undue payments were reportedly carried out by the main suspect, Simphiwe Sangwenyi (38), also a mine employee working as a financial Administrator. Sangweni is still being sought by the Hawks and a warrant of arrest was issued by Court on the 5 November 2020 against him.
Sam ‘Mshengu’ Chabalala. Picture: Instagram
Now police are looking for him after two warrants for his arrest were issued on 6 March last year.
This after he failed to appear in court on the charges of fraud, corruption and the possession of an illegal firearm.
In March last year, the Hawks asked for the public’s assistance in locating the fugitive, officially known as Sambulo Bruce Chabalala.
Where is Mshengu?
According to investigating officer Captain Dietlof Meyer, Mshengu is still at large.
“At this state we can’t say anything because it will sabotage the investigation. He is still at large, but we have information that we’re working with. Two warrants of arrest have been sent out for him,” he told