Two bogus teachers arrested by the Hawks
Both suspects practised as teachers for eight and two years respectively. It is alleged that the Mpumalanga Department of Education suffered a combined loss of more than R2.4 million.
Two teachers who landed teachers jobs using fake qualifications are out on R3000 bail each after their appearance at the Wakkerstroom Periodical Court on Friday.
Sibongile Rose Khuzwayo (48) and Nonjabulo Bahle Mabuza (31) were arrested last week Thursday by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Investigation Unit after it transpired that the pair presented fake qualifications to land posts at Seme Secondary School.
The department became suspicious about the qualifications of the educators in 2017 and requested them to submit their qualifications. The pair allegedly opted to resign. The Department opened a case with the local police which was later transferred to the Hawks for further investigations and later arrested Khuzwayo and Mabuza for fraud.
Their case has been postponed to February 6, 2019 to afford them an opportunity to apply for legal representation at Volkrust Regional Court.
