Everything you need to know about Fidelis Moema

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Fidelis Moema Biography and Profile

Fidelis Moema was born in Pretoria South Africa, on the 21st August, 1991. Fidelis Moema holds a Bachelor’s degree (2011 – 2014) from the University of Johannesburg in Human Resources, and an Master’s degree from the University of Pretoria (2016 – 2019) in Information Science/Information & Knowledge Management.

Fidelis Moema has worked in various capacities. He started his career as a Radio Personality in Rhythm100 Radio (2012), Johannesburg, South Africa where he worked as a Content producer, Researcher and Radio Host. Thereafter, he joined Isilumko Staffing (2013) as a Brand Ambassador where he researched and promoted various products, interacted with different stakeholders of global brands, customers and business executives.

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Fidelis Moema also worked as a Model, TMA from (Sep 2011 – Jul 2016) Johannesburg Area, South Africa, He Modeled for brands such as Hugo boss (2015), Land Rover (2015), Jaguar (2015) and Woolworths (2013). Fidelis Moema worked as a Middle East & Africa HR I.T Systems Data Analyst for Ford Middle East & Africa and He worked for KPMG as a senior personnel to handle bursary funds.

Fidelis Moema described himself as a conscientious person who works hard and pays attention to detail. He also described himself as a Team player and one with lots of ideas, enthusiasm and a genuine business interest.

Fidelis Moema arrested for theft, fraud and money laundering

Fidelis Moema, a 32-year-old bursary specialist, is currently in custody for a R16m fraud against KPMG. On Tuesday, 2 April 2024, Fidelis Moema surrendered to the Hawks. So, this whole situation started when Moema, who worked as a bursary specialist at KPMG, allegedly misused around R16.5 million meant for student bursaries between 2021 and 2022.

According to Warrant Officer Thatohatsi Mavimbela, the spokesperson for the Hawks, Moema’s job at KPMG was to handle bursary funds, which are meant to help students with their university fees. Investigations have shown that instead of doing what they were supposed to, Moema actually took those funds and put them in the bank accounts of people they knew and different company owners. His first appearance in court was on the day of his arrest at the Palm Ridge Commercial Crimes Court.

The court decided to push back the case to Tuesday, April 9th, 2024. That is the day when Moema will formally apply for bail. But besides the financial crimes he’s accused of, Moema is quite well-known in the public eye for his personal life. He is actually the father of content creator Sthe Bhengu’s child. The impact of his actions goes beyond KPMG’s financial losses. It actually affects the educational opportunities of students relying on bursary support for their university education.

The impact of his actions goes beyond KPMG’s financial losses. It actually affects the educational opportunities of students relying on bursary support for their university education.