{"id":27278,"date":"2022-08-10T17:13:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/nsfaf-worker-pays-ghost-student-n500-000"},"modified":"2022-08-10T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:28:46","slug":"nsfaf-worker-pays-ghost-student-n500-000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/nsfaf-worker-pays-ghost-student-n500-000","title":{"rendered":"NSFAF worker pays ghost student N$500 000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund is in court fighting to have a former employee return more than N$500 000 he allegedly transferred to a student.<\/p>\n

NSFAF wants the High Court to compel its former payments officer, Tomas Konghola to pay back N$529 250. The civil hearing is ongoing before High Court Judge Boas Usiku.<\/p>\n

The fund is claiming Konghola fraudulently made amendments to its payment requisition list by changing identification numbers, student numbers, and courses of students. He further changed bank account numbers, replacing them with account numbers belonging to a certain Nelson Sheefeni under the guise that he is a NSFAF-funded student.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendant would then attach the aforesaid students\u2019 list on the instructions to the plaintiff\u2019s bank, that is, Bank Windhoek, Kudu branch, in order for the latter to effect payments,\u201d said the fund.<\/p>\n

An investigation report compiled by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) indicates that payment of N$355 250 was made to Sheefeni\u2019s First National Bank account between 21 October 2016 and 18 April 2019.<\/p>\n

The second payment of N$87 000 was made to Sheefeni\u2019s Nedbank account on 6 December 2017. The last payment that Konghola made was on 25 October 2017 directed to Sheefeni\u2019s Standard Bank account.<\/p>\n

According to NSFAF, he was not authorised to make the payments and knew that he was committing fraud when he accessed the interim payment system and made the changes.<\/p>\n

Konghola, who has been at the fund since 2014, resigned on 25 March 2021 following disciplinary proceedings against him.<\/p>\n

He has since denied the allegations.<\/p>\n

He claims that it was not within his duties to give instructions to NSFAF\u2019s bank to process and make payments to any student.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 all the information that was entered into the payment requisitions was obtained from the files from the student care centre,\u201d said Konghola.<\/p>\n

He said he has no idea how he is being linked to the fraudulent activities by the ACC report. He claims his supervisor at the time, Margaret Hofeni, and senior management who were in charge of verification and authorisation were never questioned \u2013 (the ACC report indicates that several officers, managers, executives, and acting CEO Kennedy Kandume were interviewed).<\/p>\n

\u201cThey only highlight the loopholes and weaknesses in the system from the student care centre to the end of the process at the finance division,\u201d said Konghola.<\/p>\n

According to him, there is no evidence that he was the only person who dealt with Sheefeni\u2019s file. In addition, during his employment at NSFAF, he never had face-to-face interactions with any student.<\/p>\n

Francois Bangamwabo represents NSFAF while Mbanga Siyomunji is representing Konghola.<\/p>\n

Caption: (Nasfaf) Seeking refund\u2026 The Namibia Students Financial Fund head office in Windhoek.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund is in court fighting to have a former employee return more than N$500 000 he allegedly transferred to a student. NSFAF wants the High Court to compel its former payments officer, Tomas Konghola to pay back N$529 250. 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