The acting president of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc) and CEO of Silver Vanity, Sekwame Gilbert Mosena, is among two people who made a brief appearance in a Gauteng court on Wednesday. Mosena, 63, and Tselane Mary Baggot, 51, a director and company secretary of[…]
Be warned. Scammers are trying to lure South Africans into a trap under the guise of jobs at Stats SA and fraudulently using the name of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The presidency has warned “there are scam messages purporting to be sanctioned by the president or the presidency”. “The president does[…]
A former Western Cape attorney and conveyancer has been slapped with a 55-year prison sentence after being found guilty on a series of charges ranging from fraud to money laundering and theft. The Bellville serious commercial crimes court sentenced 57-year-old Rugaya van der Schyff, 57 on Thursday. Western Cape NPA[…]
Two people have been arrested on fraud charges in Cape Town. Police say a 43-year-old woman and 37-year-old man were arrested in connection with a fraud case in the Western Cape. The 43-year-old woman suspect was employed at a grape farm where she allegedly made over 400 transactions from the[…]
LOCAL The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has welcomed the arrest of 16 suspects accused of swindling R2.2 million from the COVID-19 TERS scheme. The suspects were apprehended in Gauteng and the North West province. The UIF’s Commissioner Teboho Maruping says, “It’s a combination of both the employers and employees. We[…]
LOCAL As Black Friday specials flood online stores and shopping malls, South Africans are reminded that fraudsters are particularly active during the festive season. CEO Manie van Schalkwyk says the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service has picked up on an increasing number of fake websites advertising non-existant products at low[…]
LOCAL The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has a water-tight case against the people alleged to be involved in a multi-million-rand scheme related to National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grants. Actress Terry Pheto is among those accused of involvement but she has denied this. Pheto says she will fully cooperate with[…]
The use of drugs and the distribution thereof are part of the contributing factors to domestic violence and serious and violent crimes in our communities. Members of Operation Restore reacted on information they received from the community and searched a premises in Marcus Gavi, Philippi East on Thursday evening 2022-10-20[…]
LOCAL Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says they have roped in the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate students who are allegedly defrauding the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Nzimande says about 35 000 students from different tertiary institutions are not eligible for NSFAS funding. He has defended the[…]
Fraudulent vehicle application forms and branch-before-deposit attacks are surging. This is according to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre’s (Sabric) annual crime stats for 2021, released on Monday. Vehicle asset finance (VAF) fraud applications increased by 53% in 2021, with 20,103 incidents reported, compared to 2020’s 13,095 occurrences. Fraud detection[…]
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