An Estwatini home affairs official who was suspended over allegations that she fraudulently issued Vusimuzi Cat Matlala with an Eswatini birth certificate and ID has been arrested.
Nonhlanhla Malambe was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and appeared at the Mbabane magistrates court on Thursday for a bail application. She is accused of contravening the laws that govern the issuance of government documents and fraud.
In a charge sheet that Sowetan has seen, Malambe is accused of unlawfully giving Matlala an Eswatini birth certificate on February 12 last year through her powers as an employee of the ministry of home affairs.