East Cape News (Grahamstown)
Thozi Ka Manyisana
12 June 2003
Bisho — A 31-year-old junior clerk in the Eastern Cape department of education was arrested yesterday (subs: Thurs) for allegedly defrauding the department of more than R37 000.
The clerk, identified as X W Khunjuzwa, was arrested by the Joint Anti-corruption Task Team, which is deployed in the province alongside the Interim Management Team in King William's Town.
He is expected to appear in court soon on charges of fraud.
Department of Education director of communications Professor Danie Breytenbach said yesterday (subs: Thurs) that an internal investigation had revealed that Khunjuzwa had fraudulently received the monthly salary of a retired teacher.
Breytenbach said that between September 1998 and May 1999 Khunjuzwa had fraudulently deposited more than R37 000 into a bank account while he was at the then East London regional office of the human resource section of the department of education.
Breytenbach said the department was alerted by the teacher, who retired from the department in 1997 and was "surprised" that a salary was still being deposited in his name.
Breytenbach hailed the arrest as a "breakthrough" in the fight against corruption by the department.
"The department is currently investigating more cases and more arrests will be made soon.
"The department is committed to eradicate all forms of corruption from within its ranks" he said.
He said that Khunjuzwa would be suspended for 30 days and the department would deal with his case in terms of its disciplinary procedures.
He said that Khunjuzwa's suspension "illustrates the department's commitment to a clean administration".
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