KZN woman sentenced, fined for impersonating transport officials

Fraudster and extortionist Nozipho Mathanjwe has been sentenced to six months behind bars and fined R10,000 for impersonating officials from the Department of Transport.

Mathenjwa was accused of demanding money from unsuspecting members of the of public, promising job opportunities and tenders.

She pleaded guilty to the charges in the Umbombo Magistrates Court in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

Human Settlement spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya said, “The MEC Siboniso Duma has once again, commended the Department of Human Settlement’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption Investigating Team and SAPS [South African Police Service] for leaving no stone unturned in order to ensure a successful prosecution and conviction of Ms Mathenjwa.”