Covid-19 relief: NPA freezes 28 bank accounts as huge UIF ‘fraud’ comes to light

FUNDS FROZEN IN UIF FRAUD

“Nearly R6m in Covid-19 relief funds – intended for 200 workers at risk of starvation – were diverted to one man in what Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) investigators are calling a glaring instance of fraud and money-laundering.

In what appears to be a manipulation of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) relief system that has given a lifeline to 3.6-million people, a large labour broker's Covid-19 Temporary Employment Relief Scheme (Ters) claim was allegedly paid to one man – Tshepang Phohole."

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Covid-19 relief: NPA freezes 28 bank accounts as huge UIF ‘fraud’ comes to light

Nearly R6m in Covid-19 relief funds – intended for 200 workers at risk of starvation – were diverted to one man in what Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) investigators are calling a glaring instance of fraud and money-laundering.


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