The Hawks have arrested more senior government officials who are allegedly linked to fraudulent activities. The executive mayor of the JB Marks municipality in North West and its director were arrested on charges of fraud and theft involving R5 million.

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Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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