A case of money-laundering and fraud against Zambian national Evan Mutale and Dineo Precious Powane has been postponed to Thursday.
The duo appeared in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Rustenburg on Tuesday following Mutale’s arrest by members of the commercial crimes unit on April 12.
Henry Mamothame, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority in North West, said Mutale was charged for stealing over R5-million from Jaira Construction and Projects.
“This is where he was employed as an accountant and was responsible for managing accounts, payroll, and the loading of payments. Powane was granted R3 000 bail while Mutale is out on R10 000 bail.”
According to Mamothame, it is alleged that between September 2019 and November 2020, Mutale fraudulently transferred money into an account belonging to Powane, who had no links to the company but is known to him.
“These transactions were allegedly done under the pretense of paying a service provider for services rendered to the company.
“In the process, he deceived his supervisor to make final authorisations for money to be transferred into Powane’s bank account.
“Investigations revealed that some of this money was later transferred to his bank account and, as such, contributed to the state charging him with money-laundering.”
Rachel Makhari, director for public prosecutions in North West, expressed her satisfaction with progress made in bringing the accused to account in court.
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