New tombstones and cafe renovations: this is how the family of a 25-year-old Pretoria warehouse worker blew through some of the R5.7m in Covid-19 relief funds irregularly paid into his personal bank account by the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
When she learnt that R4.2m of his windfall was allegedly funnelled to her husband, daughter and son-in-law - and that her family was the focal point of a criminal investigation - she became physically ill.
He said the botch-up has led to tightened security, which includes an IT system that will closely monitor which staff make changes to payment profiles, and a policy change so that only employers may amend banking details."This resulted in delays with May payments, and where fraudulent activities are suspected, the fund will stop the payment, which may result in delays for certain employers," he said.R1m to his father, Godfrey Mojela;R1.25m to his girlfriend, Taetso Zulu.
Khutsane Tombstones owner Andre Steenkamp said Masoko visited his office to pick out the headstones and paid in full from her cellphone while sitting with his sales manager.
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