A case of fraud against a 33-year-old Zimbabwean national has been postponed to the 19th of next month by the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court in the North West.

The matter has also been transferred to the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

Kudakwashe Mpofu was denied bail after being arrested by the Hawks last month. He faces fraud charges after he allegedly used a fraudulent South African permanent residence permit, when he applied for a position at the North West Development Corporation in Mahikeng in 2021.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), as part of applying, Mpofu attached all the necessary documents including his permanent residence permit which is alleged to be fraudulent.

He was successfully appointed to the position on 01 May 2021. Subsequent to that appointment, he was later appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the entity on 01 June 2023, and was reportedly paid over R3 million in salaries.

The state submitted that the permanent residence permit Mpofu used was never issued by the Department of Home Affairs.

Report by Thabang Morutloa