{"id":295782,"date":"2026-03-07T14:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/?p=295782"},"modified":"2026-03-07T14:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:52:59","slug":"school-principal-served-with-summons-over-fraud-perjury-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/school-principal-served-with-summons-over-fraud-perjury-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"School principal served with summons over fraud, perjury allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MTHATHA <\/strong>&#8211; A 62-year-old school principal has been served with a summons by the Mthatha-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation of the Hawks on Thursday, 5 March 2026, facing allegations of fraud and perjury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana, the summons has been formally served on the suspect implicated in a matter concerning a Road Accident Fund (RAF) claim with the potential prejudice estimated at approximately R2.9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The suspect is expected to make her first court appearance on 25 March 2026, where she will answer the alleged charges against her,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mhlakuvana added that the case emanates from a complaint lodged by the RAF following the detection of irregularities in compensation claims submitted in relation to a motor vehicle collision that reportedly occurred on 2 July 2017 on the N2 road near Colosa Administrative Area in Dutywa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The collision involved a Volkswagen Polo, allegedly driven by the suspect, and a Toyota Verso driven by another individual,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Police members who responded to the accident scene compiled an official accident report which recorded that the suspect was the driver of the Volkswagen Polo at the time of the incident and that she had sustained bodily injuries during the collision.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequent medical documentation reportedly corroborated this version of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that it is alleged that on 12 December 2017, the school principal mandated a certain law firm to lodge a claim against the RAF on her behalf. &#8220;In support of the claim, she provided information stating that she had been the driver at the time of the accident.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mhlakuvana said the claim sought compensation amounting to approximately R2.9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Further allegations established that the suspect later terminated the mandate with the aforementioned legal representatives and ostensibly appointed another law firm to pursue a separate claim with the RAF,&#8221; 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