Africa-Press – South-Africa. A Mpumalanga businessman at the centre of a R60-million money laundering case has been arrested.
Demieties Peter Botes, 47, is the 17th person to be arrested in the matter. He appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday alongside his co-accused, who are currently out on R15 000 bail each.
Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson, Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi, said that Botes was accused of licensing his vehicles without paying the fee.
“It is alleged that Botes, the owner of a fleet of 45 trucks, licensed the vehicles without paying the licence fees. The process is known as money dumping. The amount involved is approximately R60 million,” she said.
The other accused – Thembi Millicent Motlohi, 43; Allman Thabani Masuku, 35; Xoliswa Celia Ngcelwane, 52; Nompulelo Winnie Nxumalo, 44; Agnes Nosipho Ndzinisa, 54; Nkosinathi Samuel Gumede, 37; Thabang Cliford Khumalo, 41; Nonhlanhla Precious Matsheka, 42; and Nkosinathi Mahlalela, 36 – were arrested in July 2022 on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering.
Sekgotodi said the case against all the accused had been postponed to 20 July, and that more arrests were expected.
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