Bongisipho was then transferred to a different school and again an amount shy of R600 000 went missing.
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The arrest follows a two-year investigation that uncovered a syndicate in Middelberg.
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The syndicate had allegedly been using an unauthorised vending machine to sell Eskom vouchers at a lower price.
Phunzile Constance Masimula, 42, was arrested with three other people in the operation.
The investigation was launched after a whistleblower alerted authorities to the syndicate.
A married couple received a six-year suspended sentence for defrauding the Department of Education of more than R1 million and teaching without proper qualifications. Image: Jeffry W. MyersSource: Getty Images
According toNews24,the group was printing fraudulent vouchers and selling them at a low price.
The Hawks revealed that they had gathered enough evidence to build a watertight case against the syndicate.
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Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
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