SARS, Unisa rocked by alleged R11m tender fraud
Nine people appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court yesterday for alleged tender fraud of more than R11m, the National Prosecuting Authority said.
They all faced charges of fraud, money laundering, racketeering and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act, NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said. A report on the News24 site says the accused are Mandisa Mokwena, Emilie Kinfack Djoumessi, Nancy Ashuma Akinboade, Maria Notshi Phake, Mankwane Daisy Makofane, Buti Baloyi, Bernard Mokwena, Oludele Akinloye Akinboade and Kenny Boshego. Mokwena is a former deputy commissioner for the SA Revenue Service who resigned a year ago. Some of the others are academics at the University of SA. The alleged offences were committed between September 2007 and May 2009 and relate to procurement irregularities involving individuals attached to the SARS research division, Mhaga said. They were given bail ranging between R10 000 and R30 000 and their case was postponed to 24 February for further investigation. Full report on the News24 site