Former Eastern Cape government director-general Marion Mbina-Mthembu and seven others were granted bail by the Zwelitsha magistrate’s court in Qonce on Tuesday after appearing on allegations including fraud and money laundering amounting to R20m.Mbina-Mthembu appeared alongside the former CFO in the office of the premier, Myirhakazi Hannah Ntshingila, and the former acting head of education, Sizakele Netshilaphala.
While there will be bargains galore this Black Friday and holiday season, you can be sure there will be scams aplenty.And these scams are quickly becoming more ingenious than the fake Facebook prizes, phishing and lottery scams.
A suspected car theft syndicate using unsuspecting job-seeking women as go-betweens to steal vehicles from private sellers, is believed to have expanded from the Garden Route to Nelson Mandela Bay.