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The wife of a SANDF member has been arrested for fraud.
- The wife of a SANDF general, Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, appeared on charges of fraud after she allegedly provided false information and documents for a tender.
- You are asked to hand over your passport and not to contact witnesses.
- The case was postponed until December 9.
The wife of a senior general in the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, was granted bail of R80,000 after appearing before the Pretoria specialized commercial crimes court on fraud charges amounting to approximately R100 million.
According to the spokesperson for the National Tax Authority, Sipho Ngwema, Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu was arrested on Wednesday morning and later released on the condition that she had no contact with witnesses.
He also had to give his passport to the investigating officer.
“SANDF awarded a tender to Ukhumbe Marine (the legal entity belonging to Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu) to transport SANDF equipment back from African countries to South Africa.
“The value of the contract was approximately R24 million. It is alleged that he provided false information / documents as part of the bidding process,” Ngwema said.
It added that the defendant was awarded another R103 million contract, again to transport SANDF equipment, but then the soldiers were withdrawn from service in African countries, leading to their cancellation.
Later, Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu allegedly claimed 30 million rand from the SANDF while claiming that it had already incurred expenses of that amount before the cancellation.
The case was postponed until December 9.
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