Trial Date Set for Elderly Woman Charged for Defrauding SASSA

12 MARCH 2025

Trial Date Set for Elderly Woman Charged for Defrauding SASSA

The Pretoria North Regional Court postponed the fraud case against Salamina Khoza (70), to 22 July 2025 for trial.

Khoza is facing charges of The Contravention of the Social Assistance Act, Contravention of the Justice of Peace and Commissioners Oaths Act, fraud and theft. These charges relate to approximately R152 000 which she received from the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) as pension payout while she was a director of three companies which received contracts from the SAPS, valued at over R60 million between September 2014 and August 2022. Her companies are also a subject of criminal proceedings in various courts, wherein she is charged with other accused for corruption relating to alleged irregular tenders within the SAPS.

Meanwhile, the case against 69-year-old Devi Sigamoney was postponed to 20 March 2025 for arguments after she filed for leave to appeal on her 10 years direct imprisonment. Her new legal representative requested for a postponement in order to study all the court transcripts. The sentence was imposed after she was found guilty of defrauding SASSA pension payouts of approximately R135 000 while she was also a director of a company that received contracts valued at about R88 million from the SAPS. The state will oppose this application.

Issued by:

Henry Mamothame
IDAC Spokesperson
Mobile: 082 317 5731