CCN NEWS UPDATE
7 May 2025
BELLVILLE:- The General Manager of the Premier Soccer League (PSL), a former international referee aged 57, and his wife, aged 47, appeared in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 5 May 2025.
The pair face serious charges of fraud and money laundering involving an estimated R13 million.
According to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), the couple allegedly misrepresented PetroSA, claiming that Gangatha Junior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape urgently needed infrastructure support.
The suspects reportedly submitted forged trust deeds and falsified donor documents, creating the impression that Gangatha Projects, a non-registered entity, was an officially sanctioned development channel for the school.
Relying on these documents, PetroSA transferred R13 million into a bank account under the name Gangatha JSS. The account was allegedly under the direct control of the male suspect.
Investigators have since confirmed that the trust deed for the so-called King’s Gangatha Building Trust was never registered, and the signatures included were allegedly forged. The funds were subsequently laundered through personal accounts, suggesting a deliberate attempt to conceal the proceeds of the crime.
The case has been postponed, and further investigations are ongoing.
Originally published by Gansbaai Courant via WhatsApp News – adapted for CCN.
