Johannesburg – A Finance Administration Clerk at the Springbok South African Police Service has appeared in the Springbok Regional Court on various charges of fraud, Northern Cape police said on Friday.
Spokesperson Captain Philani Nkwalase said Siyabonga Mangqishi, 36, allegedly falsified financial documents and received undue payments to his personal account from January 2014, to January 10, 2017.
Nkwelase said personal particulars of numerous fellow colleagues were used to submit fictitious application requesting cash advances and claims that varied from meals, accommodation costs as well as renewal of state vehicle licence disks.
"A senior police officer noticed recent irregularities on claims submitted, upon probing the matter more fraudulent incidents surfaced worth a total value of R3.4 million," said Nkwelase.
He was arrested on Monday, and appeared in court on Tuesday, where the case postponed to April 24, for further investigation.
Mangqishi was released on bail with stringent conditions, Nkwelase said.