Pretoria – Elite crime busters – the Hawks – have arrested a 24-year-old former Rustenburg TVET College Student Representative Council member.
Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said the female student who allegedly stole thousands of rand from other students was arrested on Wednesday, 3 December 2025.
She was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Economic Offences Section based in Headquarters Pretoria.
“It is alleged that during 2023, first-year National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded students approached the suspect for assistance in accessing their allowances,” Colonel Mogale said.
“As an SRC member at the time, she had prior access to students’ Tenet accounts.
“It is alleged that the suspect used this access to log into students’ accounts without authorisation.”
A total of R14 000 was unlawfully withdrawn from seven students’ accounts.
“It is further alleged that she withdrew funds at retail stores and subsequently explained to students how to access their allowances after misappropriating the money,” the Hawks spokesperson said.
A case docket was registered and handed over to the Hawks for further investigation, which led to the arrest of the suspect.
She is expected to appear before the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court today, Thursday, 4 December 2025.
