Sarah Kekana (54), who is implicated in a government procurement order scam was arrested on Tuesday, 11 October 2022.
The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation tracing operation caught up with Kekana at Mogoto village in Limpopo barely three months after the case of fraud was reported at Dunnottar police station.
Kekana has been charged for fraud and money laundering. It is reported that on 31 July 2020, a victim received an email from the Department of Health in Pretoria to supply them with 11 BM 7500ZX patient monitors.
In the quest to locate the said items the victim came across a company called, Andico Medical Supplies based in Port Elizabeth. It responded with a pro forma invoice of just over R123 000, with bank accounts. After the money was deposited into the provided account the items were never delivered.
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has postponed the case to 30 November 2022. Kekana has been warned to come back to court on the said scheduled day.