Rosebank restaurant manager arrested for TERS fraud
The manager of a popular restaurant in Rosebank has been arrested for Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) fraud during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thirty-three year old Prince Mubaiwa, who is a restaurant manager at Spur in Rosebank, is accused of using a South African citizen's identity to fraudulently apply for TERS funds amounting to R7500.
Mubaiwa is a Zimbabwean national.
Hawks spokesperson Lloyd Ramovha says a case of fraud and identity theft was registered in August 2022.
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"The investigation has revealed that the said claim was submitted by his employer who apparently was not aware that Mubaiwa used a stolen identity document to secure employment."
Mubaiwa appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
He was granted R2000 bail and his case postponed to 2 February.
