IEC commissioner accused of fraud was granted R20k bail

The Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Nomsa Masuku has been granted R20,000 bail following her appearance in court on a charge of fraud.

Masuku appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg following her arrest by the Hawks on Friday morning.

The IEC commissioner, who is the former head of the CSI Programme for the "Adopt A School Trust" at Standard Bank, is accused of fraudulently awarding scholarships to friends and family members.  The trust is meant to provide scholarships and bursaries to pupils from schools adopted by the Standard Bank programme.

said Masuku briefly appeared in court on Friday morning.

“Through an intensive probe, the Hawks investigators established that the incumbent flaunted the processes of the trust by awarding scholarships to friends and family members through manipulation of documents and without the approval of the committee with some of the monies deposited directly into her personal bank account to the tune of R1.2 million,” said Hawks’ spokesperson Katlego Mogale

Masuku is set to return to court on 4 September.

 

Done By: Elona Sibunzi