The fraudulent scheme has left a trail of victims in its wake, stripping investors of their savings, homes and pensions. Daily Maverick is in contact with about 600 investors, 236 of whom have lost a cumulative amount of between R12-million and R22.8-million.
An investment scam that promised to usher in the digital era for stokvels has claimed financial victims across South Africa and as far afield as Swaziland, Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
Ramadan Sobhi scored a stoppage time penalty as former finalists Pyramids secured a home draw against South African debutants Marumo Gallants as the two sides played out to a 1-1 draw in the first-leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final in Cairo on Sunday.
Gallants had looked to be