City of Tshwane uncovers R10 million municipal fraud ring, suspends finance official

By Rapula Moatshe | Published 52m ago

An elaborate fraud scheme involving ghost accounts has led to the suspension of a City of Tshwane Finance Department employee. Over R10 million was siphoned through more than 200 fraudulent transfers between 2021-2022, with two colleagues already arrested and authorities working to freeze the suspects' assets as investigations continue.