By BAKANG MOKOTO
29 October 2026 – A man (37) briefly appeared in the Ottosdal Magistrate’s Court on 27 October 2026, facing four counts of fraud. Boitumelo Radingwana was arrested on 26 October 2026, by the members of the Mmabatho-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation following an investigation into allegations of defrauding insurance companies of over R2 million.
The Hawks spokesperson in North West, Lieutenant Colonel Tinyiko Mathebula said the reports indicate that between April and August 2021, the accused took out insurance policies with four different insurance companies to insure personal items such as watches. Mathebula said the accused allegedly submitted fraudulent documents to the insurance companies to claim for losses that he had incurred.
“The investigation revealed that the accused did not own the items that he had submitted claims for payment. Following an investigation by the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation, the accused was arrested and charged with four counts of fraud. He appeared in court and was granted R1000 bail. His matter was postponed to 24 November 2026, for regional court date,” he said.
