Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani said that it was alleged that the accused claimed UIF COVID-19 TERS funds for one of her employees but that person didn t fully benefit from the claim.
Teboho Maruping was suspended along with the UIF’s chief financial officer, chief operating officer and head of supply chain management at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The officials were suspended nine months ago after the Auditor-General probed the COVID-19 TERS scheme and found that there were irregularities with payments due to lapses in verification systems.
DA ward councillor in CT charged in connection with COVID-19 corruption Democratic Alliance (DA) member Nora Grose was charged with fraud and money laundering involving R170,000 in humanitarian funds. DA councillor Nora Grose. Picture: Hawks
3 hours ago
CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town ward councillor has been charged in connection with COVID-19 corruption relating to funds earmarked for food parcels.
Nora Grose (64) handed herself over to the Hawks at the Atlantis SAPS Community Centre and was granted bail of R10,000 in the Atlantis Magistrates Court.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) member from Table View was charged with fraud and money laundering involving R170,000 in humanitarian funds.
Hawks arrest 11 people for defrauding TERS The Special Investigating Unit officials has briefed Parliament s portfolio committee on Employment and Labour on the progress of its probe into TERS corruption. FILE: A Hawks vehicle. Picture: SAPS.
45 days ago
CAPE TOWN - The Hawks have arrested 11 people as part of ongoing investigations into the abuse of the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS).
The Special Investigating Unit officials has briefed Parliament s portfolio committee on Employment and Labour on the progress of its probe into TERS corruption.
The SIU s Kaizer Kganyago: The 11 people who were arrested is in relation to individual cases where they were defrauding the system. We further found that more then 6,100 people got TERS money but those people are on persal of government, meaning they work for government and they also applied for TERS and the system did not detect