A 24-year-old former Student Representative Council member at Rustenburg TVET College was arrested on 3 December, reports Cape town Etc .
According to News24 the suspect faces charges after investigators say she illegally withdrew R14 000 from the NSFAS accounts of seven first-year students.
Police and Hawks investigators allege the suspect used privileged access to students' Tenet accounts in 2023 to log in without authorisation and withdraw funds at retail stores.