Mpumi Ngwenya

Mpumi Ngwenya is a Senior Forensic Investigator in the Dispute Resolution Department and Major Incidents and Corporate Investigations Practice at Bowmans in Johannesburg, specialising in compliance law, forensic investigations, and anti‑corruption. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with over six years of experience specialising in the investigation of fraud, corruption, procurement irregularities, employee misconduct, bribery, and money laundering.

Mpumi has played a key role in high‑profile investigations within the public sector, working on behalf of various government departments, municipalities, and state‑owned entities to uncover and address fraud, corruption, irregularities, and other forms of maladministration. She has expertise in identifying bid manipulation, conflict of interest, and irregular awarding of contracts; investigated a case where a Bid Evaluation Committee member failed to declare a business relationship between their spouse and a bidder; conducted fleet management investigations, employee verification exercises, and whistle‑blower allegations; and led an investigation into Auditor‑General material irregularity findings at a parastatal. She has also assisted the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in a criminal investigation into procurement fraud at a local municipality. Her work covers compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulations, Municipal Finance Management Act, Municipal Supply Chain Management Regulations, Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, and other related legislation.

Mpumi holds a Certificate in Forensic and Investigative Auditing and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of South Africa. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners (SA).