Nurses allegedly faked birth of twins for benefits
Two nurses face fraud and corruption charges for allegedly faking the birth of twins at a provincial hospital to enable a relative to pocket the child support grant.
A TimesLIVE report notes that Gladys Ntlawuzana-Komboyi, Nwabisa Precious Godlwana, Mantshangase Abigail Godlwana and Gcobisa Godlwana appeared in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court this week.
Ntlawuzana-Komboyi is a maternity ward nurse and Nwabisa Godlwana a paediatric ward nurse at Bambisana Hospital in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape.
Gcobisa Godlwana and Mantshangase Godlwana are close relatives of Nwabisa Godlwana.
Hawks spokesperson Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana said Ntlawuzana-Komboyi allegedly fraudulently registered the birth of twins at the hospital on 18 November 2022, as requested by Nwabisa Godlwana.
Gcobisa Godlwana allegedly applied for birth certificates at the Flagstaff Department of Home Affairs on 29 November 2022 under the pretence of being the twins’ mother.
Her mother, Mantshangase Godlwana, applied on her behalf for a child support grant from the South African Social Security Agency branch in Bizana.
‘The allegations came after the other patron went to Bizana Home Affairs to register a fraudulent birth certificate of a non-existing child and the department picked up discrepancies about this matter of the Godlwana family,’ said Mhlakuvana.
The four were released on bail of R3 000 each and the case was postponed to 9 October 2023.
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