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Highlanders staffer up for fraud
03 Dec 2023 at 05:34hrs | Views
HIGHLANDERS Football Club's financial officer Sihlalisiwe Mnkandla is up for investigation after being accused of fraud.
Mnkandla is set to appear for a disciplinary hearing on December 5, in what will be a bombshell investigation set to expose alleged gross leakages of funds at the club. She was briefly suspended and then reinstated a few days later last week. Mnkandla is accused of paying herself more than US$700 on different occasions.
She was given a letter of suspension dated 22 November, and got another later dated 27 November, advising her to return to work. Both letters were signed by club secretary Morgan Dube.
"I further write to our letter dated 22 November 2023 and advise that your suspension from employment has been lifted and you are to resume duty immediately."
Mnkandla was served a letter detailing the scheduled December 5 hearing.
"You are alleged to have breached provisions of Section 4 (a), of the National Employment Code of Conduct," read the letter dated November 28. In the letter, Mnkandla was said to have paid herself US$700 without authorisation.
"On an unspecified date, you made out a payment of US$700 to yourself using payment voucher 51853 as per day file copy document. It has been noted that the fast copy of the same payment voucher has an unauthorised payment for airtime for US$5. It is therefore alleged that the payment of US$700 to yourself had not been authorised by any club official and therefore is tantamount to a fraudulent act that prejudiced the club of US$700."
Dube in the same letter said Mnkandla will also be investigated for allegedly "stealing" club money to buy fuel for personal use.
"On an unspecified date you made out two payments of US$50 and US$60 for fuel, giving a total of US$110, as per file copy of payment voucher number 58103. The fast copy of the same voucher number shows a single payment of US$50 only. It is alleged that the additional payment of US$60 was not authorised and therefore a fraudulent act, prejudicing the club of US$60.
Mnkandla is set to appear for a disciplinary hearing on December 5, in what will be a bombshell investigation set to expose alleged gross leakages of funds at the club. She was briefly suspended and then reinstated a few days later last week. Mnkandla is accused of paying herself more than US$700 on different occasions.
She was given a letter of suspension dated 22 November, and got another later dated 27 November, advising her to return to work. Both letters were signed by club secretary Morgan Dube.
"I further write to our letter dated 22 November 2023 and advise that your suspension from employment has been lifted and you are to resume duty immediately."
Mnkandla was served a letter detailing the scheduled December 5 hearing.
"You are alleged to have breached provisions of Section 4 (a), of the National Employment Code of Conduct," read the letter dated November 28. In the letter, Mnkandla was said to have paid herself US$700 without authorisation.
"On an unspecified date, you made out a payment of US$700 to yourself using payment voucher 51853 as per day file copy document. It has been noted that the fast copy of the same payment voucher has an unauthorised payment for airtime for US$5. It is therefore alleged that the payment of US$700 to yourself had not been authorised by any club official and therefore is tantamount to a fraudulent act that prejudiced the club of US$700."
Dube in the same letter said Mnkandla will also be investigated for allegedly "stealing" club money to buy fuel for personal use.
"On an unspecified date you made out two payments of US$50 and US$60 for fuel, giving a total of US$110, as per file copy of payment voucher number 58103. The fast copy of the same voucher number shows a single payment of US$50 only. It is alleged that the additional payment of US$60 was not authorised and therefore a fraudulent act, prejudicing the club of US$60.
Source - The Sunday News
