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.
The Polokwane specialised commercial crimes court has sentenced two Zimbabwean nationals who were caught trying to smuggle illegal cigarettes worth R9m into the country.
The attorney of a man accused of being paid to facilitate "Facebook rapist" and murderer Thabo Bester's escape from Mangaung Prison has denied his client was paid to bribe anyone.