FORMER SRC TVET COLLEGE MEMBER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED FRAUD
PRETORIA: A 24-year-old former Rustenburg TVET College Student Representative Council member was arrested in Rustenburg on 03 December 2025, by members of the Hawks’ Serious Economic Offences Section based in Headquarters Pretoria.
It is alleged that during 2023, first year National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded students approached the suspect for assistance in accessing their allowances. As an SRC member at the time, she had prior access to students Tenet accounts. It is alleged that the suspect used this access to log into students account without authorization. It is further alleged that she withdrew funds at retail stores and subsequently explained to students on how to access their allowances after misappropriating the money. A total of R14 000 was unlawfully withdrawn from seven (7) students accounts.
A case docket was registered and handed over to the Hawks for further investigation culminating in the arrest of the suspect. She is expected to appear before the Rustenburg Magistrates Court on Thursday, 04 December 2025.
