𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘

Police constable, Eric Nyadzani Ravhura [43] was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or a fine of R30 000 after being found guilty of fraud for submitting a fraudulent Grade 12 certificate to secure an appointment within the South African Police Service.

The court heard that on 22 September 2019, the SAPS advertised posts for the 2020 Police Trainee Intake, requiring applicants to possess a Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 qualification.Ravhura, who was then serving as a Police Reservist, applied for the post and submitted a fraudulent Grade 12 certificate.

Based on this misrepresentation, he was accepted, underwent police training, and was permanently appointed as a Constable at Alldays SAPS.

However, in June 2021, a verification process conducted revealed that the certificate submitted by the accused was not authentic.

He was found guilty on 27 October 2025 by the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on one count of fraud.

The sentence was suspended for five years, on condition that he does not commit a similar offence during the suspension period.#ChronicleNews