South African Lawmaker, MK Party Chief Whip Arrested For Alleged R233,000 Salary Fraud Involving Staff

May 28, 2026

The lawmaker is expected to appear before the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday, May 29, 2026.

South African lawmaker and chief whip of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi, has been arrested over allegations of fraud involving party staff salaries.

The lawmaker is expected to appear before the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday, May 29, 2026.

South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, popularly known as the Hawks, said the 46-year-old member of parliament allegedly orchestrated a scheme in which employees recruited into the party were compelled to surrender portions of their salaries under false pretenses, according to local media reports.