FORMER DIHLABENG MANAGER ARRESTED FOR FRAUD

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By: Staff Reporter

Former Dihlabeng Local Municipality manager, Phakiso Patrick Mokoena 40, was arrested in Bethlehem, by Serious Corruption Investigation on March, 7 .

Mokoena made an appearance in the Bethlehem Magistrates' Court shortly thereafter on charges including fraud, theft, and money laundering.

Mokoena is alleged to have been appointed without proper recruitment procedures being followed.

It was also discovered that, upon employment, he had provided a fraudulent matric certificate.

The suspect was hired on a three-months contract between February 2022 and April 2022 on a R53 000 per month ticket.

Hawks investigators presented a compelling case before the prosecution which resulted in a warrant for his arrest being issued by the court.

He was released on a R10 000 bail and the matter postponed to 10 April 2024.