Birth certificates scam nets official R2.9m
Another document scandal has rocked the Department of Home Affairs in KZN. This time, birth certificates were allegedly sold to foreigners for R15 000 each, reports The Independent on Saturday.
It says it has learnt that a senior Home Affairs official, who was previously implicated in the sale of passports, is now under investigation for his role in manufacturing and selling the birth certificates.
He is believed to have sold the official documents to foreigners, mainly Bangladeshis, and generated R2.9m.
Whistle-blowers say that the official appeared to have gained unauthorised access to the computer system where he made up the fraudulent certificates.
However, he apparently blew his cover when he left some of the birth certificates at the station where he had been working.
Thulani Mavuso, spokesperson for the Department of Home Affairs & Deputy DG of operations, said an investigation is still under way.
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