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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

"South Africa: Malawian-Linked Couple, Relative Face Over 4,000 Fraud Charges in South Africa's R26 Million Covid-19 Scandal" - allAfrica.com

https://allafrica.com/stories/202605190408.html 

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Malawian-linked couple and their relative are facing an uncertain legal future in South Africa after being accused of orchestrating a massive Covid-19 relief fund fraud scheme involving more than R26 million meant for unemployed and struggling workers during the pandemic.

The three accused--Fumu Mkalira Cifu Msiska, 48, his wife Gladness Msiska, 48, and Bongani Zoren Mkhonto, 40--appeared before the Mpumalanga Specialised Commercial Crimes Court this week on a staggering 4,294 counts of fraud and money laundering linked to the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) under South Africa's Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)..."