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South African Lawmaker, MK Party Chief Whip Arrested Over Alleged R233,000 Salary Fraud

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South African lawmaker and chief whip of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi, has been arrested over allegations of fraud linked to the alleged manipulation of party staff salaries.

She is expected to appear before the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday, May 29, 2026, as the case proceeds.

South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, said the 46-year-old MP is accused of orchestrating a scheme in which employees recruited into the MK Party were allegedly compelled to surrender portions of their salaries under false pretenses, according to local media reports.

Investigators allege that between August and December 2024, Mokoena-Zondi recruited four individuals to work as researchers for the MK Party and later required them to remit a percentage of their monthly earnings. Authorities further claimed the deductions were presented as contributions toward legal expenses related to MK Party leader and former South African president Jacob Zuma.

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In a statement, the Hawks said the accused allegedly misled the employees into believing the salary deductions were legitimate contributions meant to support the party president’s legal battles.

The anti-corruption agency also stated that the alleged victims collectively lost about R233,317.99 during the period under investigation.

Mokoena-Zondi is set to make her first court appearance in Cape Town on Friday as the fraud case continues.

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DAY 25 of Projects Commissioning in the FCT

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Commissioning of Water Supply
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SAD: UK based young Nigerian mum takes own life over mental challenges

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A young Nigerian mother Beatrice Solomon,27 has been confirmed dead with the police saying she took her own life following battles with mental health challenges.

Her husband 40-year-old Damian Butler got home to make the grisly discovery just moments after returning from his work nearby to use the toilet around 4.30pm on March 4,2026. He then notified the Police. Beatrice Solomon, 27, was found unresponsive at her home on Norris Road, Stanfield by emergency responders.

The authorities immediately set up an inquest into the unnatural death.

The report of the inquest into the tragic death of a young mother-of-one, released early July 2026 found she took her own life.

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According to reports, reports,” PC Hinchliffe told the inquest that paramedics arrived shortly afterwards but Beatrice was sadly declared dead at the scene at 6.21pm. Officers ruled out any third-party involvement.”

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2016, a terrorist attack in Nice, France killed 85 and injured more than 300 people. The attack took place during Bastille Day Celebrations, when a 19-tonne truck was driven into the crowd. The attacker was eventually shot by the police.

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* On this day in 1957, first female parliamentarian in the Arab world was elected to office. Egyptian Rawya Ateya became the first woman to be elected to the National Assembly.

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