The Council for Medical Schemes has warned the public not to do business with a woman who was running a brokerage with fraudulent accreditation certificates, reports TimesLIVE.
Jane Miranda Makae was accredited as a healthcare broker and was providing broker services at Tholwana Healthcare Services – both have now been blocked from operating by the CMS.
Makae’s individual accreditation expired in July 2024, and she applied for renewal of her accreditation last November, but this was refused by the CMS office of the registrar.
The regulator discovered she owned three different accreditation certificates issued in her name, all of which were fraudulent, and received commission through her brokerage from an unsuspecting medical scheme.
Given that the brokerage received the unlawful commission from the scheme based on the fraudulent paperwork, the CMS withdrew its accreditation certificate on 28 November 2025.
Neither she nor the brokerage may reapply for accreditation within five years from the withdrawal date. The CMS has referred the matter to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for investigation.
Healthcare brokers’ accreditations can be verified with the CMS on 0861 123 267 or its website.
TimesLIVE article – Medical broker with fake certificates blocked from operating (Restricted access)
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