ZAA former school financial administrator, Maria Jessica Kuhn, 43, has been denied bail by the Kathu Magistrate's Court in the Northern Cape after being accused of embezzling R4.6 million from Kathu High School. Kuhn is charged with fraud, forgery, and uttering, and is alleged to have diverted school funds into private bank accounts by creating fictitious invoices and paying herself unauthorized overtime. The discrepancies were discovered during an audit in October 2025, leading to an investigation by the South African Police Service's Hawks unit. The case has been transferred to the serious commercial crimes court, and Kuhn remains in custody pending further proceedings on August 31.
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