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- A former Rustenburg TVET SRC member has been arrested for allegedly stealing NSFAS allowances from first-year students.
- She is accused of accessing their Tenet accounts without permission and withdrawing R14 000.
- The Hawks say she will appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on 04 December 2025.
A former Student Representative Council member from Rustenburg TVET College has been arrested for her alleged role in a shocking NSFAS fraud scheme.
The 24-year-old was taken into custody on Wednesday, 03 December 2025, by members of the Hawks’ Serious Economic Offences Section based in Pretoria.
It is alleged that in 2023, first-year NSFAS-funded students approached the suspect for help in accessing their allowances.
As an SRC member at the time, she had prior access to students’ Tenet accounts. She allegedly used this access to log into their accounts without authorisation.
Investigators say she unlawfully withdrew funds at retail stores before later explaining to the students how to access their allowances, after she had already misappropriated the money.
A total of R14 000 was reportedly stolen from seven students’ accounts.
A case docket was opened and handed over to the Hawks, leading to her arrest.
She is expected to appear before the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 04 December 2025.
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