Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi allegedly demanded money from the employees and threatened to fire them if they did not pay it into her bank account or hand over cash.
uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) chief whip Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi has been released on R30 000 bail after appearing in the Cape Magistrate’s Court on charges of fraud on Thursday.
The case has been transferred to the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court where she is expected to appear on 18 June.
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said it was alleged that between August 2024 and December 2024, the suspect head-hunted and recruited four individuals as researchers for the MK Party. During their employment, she allegedly demanded payments from them under the pretext that the money was needed for the party president’s legal costs.
Hani said the victims were forced to pay between 50% and 60% of their salaries.
