Johnathan Paoli
Commissioner of the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Nomsa Masuku has been granted a R20 000 bail in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge, Ekurhuleni on charges of fraud.
Masuku appeared in court on Friday accused of syphoning R1.2 million meant for bursary and scholarship recipients that was deposited into her personal account.
Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale said according to the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI), the commissioner was previously entrusted with managing a bank’s Corporate Social Investment Programme (CSI).
Mogale said Masuku was the head of the programme for the “Adopt a School Trust” which was established to provide scholarships, bursaries, and awards of study, research or teaching to learner from schools adopted for the programme and for those individuals who qualify and meet the selection criteria to further their studies at any recognized institutions of higher learning.
The investigation established that
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