MK Party Chief Whip Mmabatho Nthabiseng Mokoena-Zondi has been arrested on charges of fraud, facing serious allegations of defrauding party members of over R233 000.
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party chief whip Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi has been arrested on fraud charges.
According to the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation ( Hawks), the 46-year-old was served with a warrant of arrest on Thursday in connection with alleged fraudulent activity.
Hawks spokesman Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said: “It is alleged that during August 2024 to December 2024, the suspect head hunted and recruited four individuals into the party as researchers, and during their employment, she demanded payments under the pretext it was for the legal cost of the President of the same party.”
Hani said they were forced to pay fifty to sixty percent of their salaries.
