A 41-year-old Municipal Manager, Mr Rufus Beukes made a brief appearance before Garies Magistrates Court on Thursday, 07 November 2024 for contravention of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956.
Beukes was arrested by the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team at his work place. Beukes as Municipal Manager at Kamiesberg Municipality in Garies failed to pay over and or made late payments of contributions deducted from employees remuneration and employer contributions which the employer was liable for, to the Consolidated Retirement Fund [CRF] from September 2019 to April 2024. The late payment interest exceeds R2 million.
The accused was released on R10 000 bail and case is postponed to Thursday, 05 December 2024 for legal representation.
