By REGINALD KANYANE
A man (35) was arrested for fraud, forgery and uttering. Bofelo Keatleretse Ngwenya, who was arrested earlier today by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation, briefing appeared in the Mahikeng Magistrate’s Court on 9 July 2024. Ngwenya’s arrest follows a probe into her alleged involvement in fraudulent activities when she had a contract with the North West Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation to provide car rental services for the department.
The Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Tinyiko Mathebula said the reports indicate that she allegedly entered into a contract with the department to transport its employees to various destinations for official duties. Mathebula further said Ngwenya was expected to provide these services from 1 until 9 October 2022, for an amount of over R74 000.
“Investigation revealed that the accused submitted invoices bearing the logo of a different car rental company, instead of her own. It was further revealed that the submitted invoices were of a VW Polo, instead of a Hyundai H1, which she had offered to the department.
“Following an investigation, the accused was charged with fraud, forgery and uttering. She was released on warning and her case was postponed to 15 July 2024,” he said.
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