JOHANNESBURG - The Hawks have arrested 27 suspects, including senior government officials linked to R100-million fraud within the Mpumalanga Education Department.
Nine government officials, 14 service providers and four others face charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
Investigators say the accused benefited from inflated contracts and payments for substandard work.
In some cases, services were never delivered.
The suspects will appear in the Nelspruit magistrate's court on Monday.