{
  "id": 17968037,
  "title": "Former Isuzu Motors payroll administrator convicted of stealing R10.5 million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/former-isuzu-motors-payroll-administrator-convicted-of-stealing-r10-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T13:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-11-03-former-isuzu-motors-payroll-administrator-convicted-of-stealing-r105-million/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former payroll administrator at Isuzu Motors, Natasja Slabbert, has been convicted of fraud for stealing over R10.5 million from the company through a sophisticated payroll manipulation scheme. The fraud scheme was uncovered after the company's financial manager detected irregularities during a payroll reconciliation. Slabbert, 42, was found guilty of fraud in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Gqeberha on Monday, November 2, following an extensive investigation by the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit. The investigation revealed that Slabbert manipulated payroll-related records and exploited weaknesses in the company's third-party payment processes to divert funds. Isuzu Motors suffered a financial loss of R10,525,747.13 as a result of the scheme. Slabbert was arrested in February 2026 and later appeared in court, where she was released on R5,000 bail. The matter has been postponed to December 7, 2026, for pre-sentencing proceedings.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}