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Senior Eastern Cape education officials arrested for R59m fraud, corruption
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Johannesburg - Four former senior officials from the Eastern Cape Department of Education and a company director have been arrested on fraud and corruption charges relating to a R59 million fraud that was meant for purchasing textbooks for pupils in the province.
The five suspects are: former chief education specialist Noxolo Gwarube, 50; former superintendent general Mthunywa Ngonzo, 58; former education deputy director-general Monwabisi Tywakadi, 60; deputy director for IT Tyrone Fourie, 48; and Hermanus Smith, 47, who is the director of Siegesmund Trust.
They were arrested on Monday by members of the Hawks East London Serious Corruption Investigation Team. They were granted R5 000 bail and are expected to appear in court in July, when they will face charges of fraud, corruption and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act.