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Media Statement EASTERN CAPE – Phikile Sydney Mbangcolo (65), the company director and his business entity appeared before East London Magistrate’s court on 09 May 2024 for allegations of fraud, forgery and uttering. He is the sole director of Shine Security and Cleaning Pty Ltd Company. He was arrested by the East London Serious Corruption Investigation of the Hawks on 09 May 2024. In 2020 during lockdown, the employers were reportedly encouraged to continue paying their workers and later claim from Covid-19 Temporary Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). It is alleged that he intentionally and unlawfully lodged a claim from Unemployed Insurance Fund (UIF) on behalf of his employees through his company. Further, allegation divulged that he also claimed for 17 persons who had not been employed in his company. The actual employees are reported to have denied receiving payment from the employer which led to the investigation by Special Investigation Unit (SIU). The matter was later referred to the Hawks for intensive probe which revealed that there was material misrepresentation claim made to defraud the UIF. Consequently, this led to the actual prejudice of an amount of over R188 000, suffered in a claim of his employees. Mbangcolo was ultimately arrested by the investigating team of the Hawks on 09 May 2024 and he appeared before East London Magistrate’s Court on the same day of his arrest then released on R2000 bail. The matter was remanded to 10 May 2024 for legal representation. Ends
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