An East London attorney charged with stealing Road Accident Fund money from his clients caused drama at the East London magistrate’s court on Monday when he fired his lawyer moments before the legal representative was to starting questioning witnesses. Manfred Chinamasa, who is accused of stealing more than R5m of RAF funds from his clients, instead opted to represent himself.
An alleged swindler accused of forgery and uttering relating to fraudulent payments of about R200,000 to a top Eastern Cape game reserve has pleaded with the East London magistrate's court to release him on bail of R1,000.