Former health worker arrested for Matric certificate fraud

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A former department of health employee appeared before the Sasolburg magistrates court on Friday, for alleged forgery and uttering of a matric senior certificate.

According to reports, the accused, Manini Monco-Mahlaku, had reacted to a job advertisement published in April 2011 and was subsequently appointed.

Provincial Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli, said the 49-year-old female served as a basic ambulance assistant from July 2011.

“In 2022, information was received that she had allegedly falsified another person’s senior certificate and submitted it as her own. The department had already suffered a loss of over R2,2 million.

Arrest for health worker authorised

“The matter was reported to Serious Corruption Investigation detectives of the Hawks, culminating in a warrant for her arrest being authorised.

“Despite having resigned from her post in September 2022, the suspect was traced and arrested on 23 October 2025,” he explained.

The matter has been postponed to 24 November and transferred to the Kroonstad Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

She was granted bail of R5 000.

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Meanwhile, the Vereeniging Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest who may be able to assist with the investigation of a rape case involving a 12-year-old boy.

The incident is alleged to have occurred at the boy’s residential address in Sky City on 29 September 2025, Gauteng police spokesperson, Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, confirmed.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the person in the picture may contact the investigating officer Warrant Officer Mareletse on 063 446 8046 or 016 450 2566 or Crime Stop: 08600 10111 or MySAPS App