This week our case took place in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court. We have, Andile Cyprian Mkhize, who was a Senior Salary Officer at the Msunduzi Municipality.
Andile had unrestricted access to all the documents, processes, computers, and computer programmes for the proper functioning of the finance department in the municipality.
At all times, he had access to the personal information of all staff in the salary system, including their bank account numbers.
Andile defrauded the municipality by manipulating the payroll system between October 2018 and September 2019. Andile would pay employee salaries from the municipality’s purse into accounts to which he had access.
He faced 52 counts of fraud and money-laundering charges.
Counts One to 51
The state accused Andile of illegally and fraudulently facilitating payment for a ward committee member for attending meetings.
Andile also allegedly fraudulently facilitated payments for Expanded Public Works Programme employees for doing work for the municipality.
Msunuduzi municipality reportedly lost R337 578 in payments for ward committee meetings. They also reportedly lost over R500 000 for the EPWP payments.
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Source: The Witness