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- A senior official from the local Molemole municipality was arrested for alleged theft of 4.8 million rand from a communally-owned organization.
- He was advising the Makgatho Community Property Association when he convinced them to invest in a company linked to his wife.
- The association expected agricultural services, but got nothing for its money.
A senior official from the local municipality of Molemole was arrested for alleged theft from a communally-owned organization that he had convinced to give a contract to a company linked to his wife.
Police spokesman Capt.Matimba Maluleke said committee members from the Makgatho Community Property Association alerted the Hawks in 2018 to a possible theft.
It emerged that between 2015 and 2018, the official, who was advising the association, convinced her to make an agricultural tender to a company linked to his wife.
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The company obtained 4.8 million rand of the association’s money and did not provide any services.
The official will appear in Polokwane Magistrates Court on Monday to face theft charges as the Hawks hunt down others linked to the case.
Acting provincial chief Brigadier Thabo Ramela welcomed the arrest and warned government officials that the Hawks would not tolerate stealing public money.
“No stone will be left unturned against those who continue to abuse their power by robbing the poorest of the poor. We will investigate without fear or favor and take those involved to the reserve,” Ramela said.
