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title: "Collen Mashawana Foundation in ‘fraudulent’ signatures scandal over unpaid workers’ salaries"
description: "Daily Maverick reveals that Mashawana's foundation — the same foundation featured in Daily Maverick’s Tebogo Malaka ‘sting’ video — allegedly submitted thousands of forged signatures to the Independent Development Trust (IDT) to secure payment for a jobs scheme, amid a growing scandal over unpaid workers' salaries."
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# Collen Mashawana Foundation in ‘fraudulent’ signatures scandal over unpaid workers’ salaries

> Daily Maverick reveals that Mashawana's foundation — the same foundation featured in Daily Maverick’s Tebogo Malaka ‘sting’ video — allegedly submitted thousands of forged signatures to the Independent Development Trust (IDT) to secure payment for a jobs scheme, amid a growing scandal over unpaid workers' salaries.

By Daily Maverick · Published 12 November 2025, 12:35 SAST · Updated 12 November 2025, 12:36 SAST

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