Rustenburg – Three suspects arrested in connection with the theft of more than one million rand from the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality have been granted bail.
The suspects, 38-year-old Vincent Mkhwanazi, 44-year-old Sibusiso Kunene and 44-year-old Thembeka Zukula, appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court, North West, on Tuesday, 22 September 2026.
The trio faces charges of fraud, money laundering and theft.
Matters came to a head after an audit revealed that money was irregularly transferred from the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality’s bank account.
The money was transferred without authorisation or supporting documentation.
As a result, the municipality suffered a financial loss of over R1,3 million.
The anomaly was reported to elite crime busters – the Hawks – who probed the matter and subsequently arrested Mkhwanazi, Kunene and Zukula on Sunday, 20 September 2026
The accused appeared in court two days later and were granted bail of R1 000 each.
Their case was remanded to 30 November 2026.
