{"id":299767,"date":"2024-04-30T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/rogue-company-directors-busted-for-covid-19-ters-fraud-by-free-state-hawks-through-ghost-workers-20240430\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:40:28","slug":"rogue-company-directors-busted-for-covid-19-ters-fraud-by-free-state-hawks-through-ghost-workers-20240430","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/rogue-company-directors-busted-for-covid-19-ters-fraud-by-free-state-hawks-through-ghost-workers-20240430\/","title":{"rendered":"Rogue company directors busted for Covid-19 Ters fraud by Free State Hawks through ghost workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Hawks\u2019 Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in the Free State has cracked down on three company directors for Covid-19 Temporary Employment Relief Scheme (Ters) funds fraud. The suspects, Tlotliso Molaba (38), Lehlohonolo Class Motaung (38), and Lelokonyana Isak Letseng (44), appeared in the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrates\u2019 Court on Friday, 26 April, following their arrest a day after. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their arrest was a result of an in-depth probing by the Bloemfontein\u2019s Hawks and Special Investigating and the Special Investigating unit (SIU). The investigations shed light on the directors\u2019 unscrupulous modus operandi using ghost workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-imageid=\"5d9e2c1c-f60f-483f-ac1b-67042b54de4d\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7717\/15c6c793eb71448ea03a38436271588d.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/620604ab11324c6199487605cda68edf.jpg\" style=\"max-width:620px;\"><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<p>Motaung<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Capt. Christopher Singo, provincial spokesperson for the Hawks, said preliminary investigation uncover that their companies, Afrikhan Source (Pty) Ltd, owned by Molaba and Motaung, and Izuz Gibbor (Pty) Ltd, owned by Letseng, applied for Covid-19 Ters online on two different periods between 2020 and 2021. He said the money swindled amounted to R1 ?396 053,40 and R101 555.92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-imageid=\"736ddc9f-7daf-42a4-beb8-cae26831cf0d\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7746\/3d1777498aee40d99396f037485cf641.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/280a2430e83941a1ba20d5abcd3bd547.jpg\" style=\"max-width:620px;\"><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<p>Molaba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA preliminary investigation conducted by the SIU at the Department of Employment and Labour discovered alleged fraudulent activities by the two companies. During March 2020 and October 2020, Afrikhan Source applied for Covid\u201319 Ters on behalf of individuals, alleging to have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) then made nine different payments to the estimated amount of R1 ?396 053,40 to the company\u2019s account between September 2020 and December 2020. During July 2020 and October 2021, Izuz Gibbor also applied for Covid\u201319 Ters on behalf of individuals, alleging they were affected by the pandemic. The company then received nine different payments from UIF estimated at R101 555.92 between July 2020 and December 2021. Further investigation discovered that the individuals never worked for the two companies,\u201d said Singo, adding that the investigation was completed for prosecution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Covid-19 Ters fraud accused were granted bail of R10 000 each and are expected to reappear in court on 11 June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hawks\u2019 Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in the Free State has cracked down on three company directors for Covid-19 Temporary Employment Relief Scheme (Ters) funds fraud. 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