A 52-year-old police captain, Johannes Daniel Jansen van Rensberg, appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on charges of fraud worth R4 million, and theft worth R1 million. Jansen van Rensberg, who is attached to the finance section of the Protection and Security Service (PSS), was granted bail of R50 000.

It is alleged that between March 2024 to March 2026, Jansen van Rensberg allegedly used his access to the finance system to withdraw money by manipulating the system to book out cash for himself under the disguise that the money was meant for travelling expenses for close protectors attached to the Presidential Protection Services (PPS).

According to Lumka Mahanjana, regional spokesperson for the Nation Prosecution Authority in Gauteng, an internal investigation was conducted by the Financial Management Services after a suspicious transaction was detected on the system by the finance division. Jansen van Rensberg was arrested on April 6 at his place of residence, Mahanjana said.