Former Mopani District Municipality manager sentenced to 8 years in jail for fraud
Itumeleng Charmaine Letwaba (34) was found guilty for contravening section 66(2) of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 by the Tzaneen Regional Court.
POLOKWANE – Letwabe was sentenced to eight years imprisonment, half of which is suspended for five years, by the Tzaneen Regional Court on condition that she is not found guilty for fraud, forgery, uttering or contravening section 66(2) of the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 during the suspension period.
“After her appointment, the municipality noticed some irregularities on her qualifications and alerted the Hawks. An investigation was conducted and revealed that Letwaba’s diploma was false. She had used the very same qualification in her previous job at Ephraim Mogale Municipality in Marble Hall, where she was appointed as a project manager,” explains Hawks provincial spokesperson, Captain Matimba Maluleke.
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