Two accused, Charity Moloi and Ndumiso Ngcobo, appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates’ Court today on charges of fraud and money laundering. Their appearance relates to the defrauding of the Department of Health, to the value of over R1 million. The State is alleging that between 2000 and 2001, Moloi who was the Acting Finance Manager at Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, defrauded the Department of Health over R1 million.
The Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, sitting in Palm Ridge has sentenced a bookkeeper, Lindelani Gumede, to 135 years, for theft of the Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) Fund. Some of the sentences were ordered to run concurrently, resulting in 20 years of direct imprisonment.
The High Court of South Africa: Eastern Cape Division, sitting in Mthatha, sentenced Mandisi Makhanda (37), to three life imprisonment terms for killing three members of one family. In addition, the court sentenced him to a cumulative 15-year sentence, for robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of firearms, with intent to commit an offence, and possession of firearms and ammunition.
The charges against ANC Amathole Regional Secretary Thembalethu “Teris” Ntutu, and 17 others, including businesspeople and their companies, as well as former and current employees of Mnquma Local Municipality, have been reinstated. Fifteen of the accused briefly appeared in the High Court of South Africa: Eastern Cape Division, sitting in Mthatha, today and the case was adjourned to 09 September 2022, for cash-flow management.
The Springbok District Court has postponed the case of rape against Majid-Ali Jabbar(25), after the accused was arrested and charged with raping a 14-year-old girl, in the town of Springbok in the Northern Cape. The case was postponed for an Urdu Interpreter (the National Language of Pakistan), as well as to allow the accused to consult with his attorney for a possible bail application.