Eskom, infrastructure collapse, war in the Middle East: the list goes on, with only sport providing relief. But next year’s elections bring a ray of hope.
A fraudulent funeral plan, wherein the deceased’s date of death was changed to 15 months after her actual passing, backfired on the accused, resulting in their conviction in the Gqeberha regional court on Tuesday.
One of the accomplices gave such damning testimony against herself and her co-accused, that all three had no choice but to change their pleas and admit their part in the attempt to defraud Metropolitan out of R30,000 in 2014.
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Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Gary van Niekerk wants the council to undo its previous decision to dissolve the board of the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) and review the appointment of its chief executive, Anele Qaba.