KIM Robbertse, an ITC
who made the headlines
in 2015 after allegedly
scamming hundreds of South
African travellers, will appear
in court on November 23, on
charges of fraud running into
millions.
Kim appeared in the
Bellville Commercial Crime
Court on October 20.
Christo Snyman, national
director: forensic services
of Mazars, says she was
released on bail and her trial
has been postponed because
she has appointed a new
attorney. She will appear in
court again on November 23.
TNW confirmed as
much with the court. The
prosecutor, Advocate Smith,
was unreachable.
Kim was first arrested
in November 14, 2016.
She reportedly cashed in
bookings she had not made,
leaving holiday-makers
stranded. She was released
on R10 000 bail.
Kim was a non-Iata travel
agent, ticketing through
SWG (Serendipity Worldwide
Group). However, the
allegedly fraudulent tickets
were never issued through
Serendipity, as Kim reportedly
cashed in the money without
making the bookings.
Following Kim’s arrest in
2016, Dinesh Naidoo, group
operations director of SWG,
told TNW that to protect ITCs
and consumers better in the
future, each member of SWG
would be vetted by Asata.
Asked for an update, Dinesh
told TNW it was a process
that it was going through,
by encouraging existing and
new members to become
members of Asata.
