R3 million ghost employee fraud: Gauteng Education says 'zero tolerance for corruption'

Two ex-Gauteng education employees convicted in R3 million fraud scheme

The Gauteng Department of Education says the conviction of two former employees for fraud, forgery and theft reaffirms its commitment to rooting out corruption. They appeared before the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrate Court on Thursday, spokesperson Steve Mabona said in a statement on Friday. The pair colluded with a third external accomplice in a ghost employee scheme that defrauded the department of R3…

R3 million ghost employee fraud: Gauteng Education says 'zero tolerance for corruption'

GDE welcomes sentencing of fraudsters in ghost employee scheme

GDE spokesperson Steve Mabona stressed that the matter should serve as a deterrent to officials tempted to engage in fraud.

Ghost employee scheme | Two ex-officials, external accomplice convicted

Ghost employee scheme | Two ex-officials, external accomplice convicted Zandile.Khumalo Fri, 10/03/2025 - 17:35 JOHANNESBURG - Two former Gauteng Education employees and an external accomplice have been convicted of fraud.They were running a ghost employees scheme discovered during an internal risk investigation.READ | Money for a job? Probe to investigate 'ghost teachers' launchedThe department is welcoming the conviction, saying it shows its …

Gauteng education staff jailed for running ghost worker scheme

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says that justice has been served after two of its former employees and an outside accomplice were sentenced this week for their role in a ghost employee scam that cost the department millions. On Thursday, the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court, sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, handed down heavy sentences to the fraudsters who allegedly pocketed more than R3-million through fake salary pa…