Former Senior Mpumalanga Education Official Arrested for Alleged R114m Tender Corruption

Former senior Mpumalanga education official arrested for alleged R114m tender corruption

The former acting head of the Mpumalanga department of education is one of 41 suspects arrested on Sunday in a Hawks operation in connection with alleged R114m tender fraud and corruption

Hawks Arrest 20 in R114 Million School Tender Corruption Scandal

South Africa’s Hawks raided homes across Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, and the Western Cape, arresting at least 20 suspects including a former acting education department head now in health HR, a chief financial officer, and businesspeople tied to 2019/2020 school maintenance contracts. Officials and contractors allegedly inflated prices, approved fake work, and laundered funds meant for 21 rural schools, bypassing supply rules in what Hawks hea…

Mpumalanga education 'closely monitoring' corruption case after 23 arrested by Hawks

Charmaine Ndlela The Mpumalanga Department of Education said on Sunday it was monitoring developments after the arrests of 23 people, including senior government officials, in a R114 million corruption case involving the department. “As the matter is now before the courts, the department respects the judicial process and regards the case as sub judice. The department will therefore refrain from commenting on the merits of the case at this stage,…

Former Mpumalanga education acting head arrested in R114 million probe

By Palesa Matlala • Hawks arrested the former acting head of the Mpumalanga education department at his Barberton home over an alleged R114 million tender fraud dating back to 2018. • A pastor believed to be a service provider was not found at home and was told to hand himself in to the nearest police station. The former acting head of the Mpumalanga education department has been arrested in a major corruption crackdown. He is among 41 suspects …

R113M Stolen From Rural Schools: Hawks Arrest Service Providers, Government Officials

Mbombela (Nelspruit) – At least 20 people have been arrested by elite crime busters – the Hawks – on suspicion that they were part of an organised fraud scam that stole millions of rand meant for rural schools in Mpumalanga. Briefing the media on Sunday, 22 February 2026, head of Mpumalanga’s directorate for priority crime investigation (the Hawks), Major General Nicholas Jacobus Gerber, said they had been pursuing up to 40 suspects, including c…

Hawks arrest 23 over alleged graft in Mpumalanga school repair contracts

Staff Reporter The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested 23 suspects, including senior education officials, over alleged corruption involving emergency school renovation tenders that led to the defrauding of R114 million from the provincial education department.  More arrests are expected as the investigation widens to other government departments, Major General Nico Gerber said during a press briefing on Sunday.  The contracts for the emergency rep…