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By Herald Reporter - 05 March 2021
THEFT ACCUSED:
A file picture of attorney and director Phillip Masiza and his wife, Nomsa, who both appeared in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday Image: EUGENE COETZEE
An attorney charged with theft of R1.7m was granted bail of R10,000 in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Anelisa Ngcakani said Gqeberha-based attorney and director Phillip Masiza made a brief court appearance alongside his wife, Nomsa, an estate agent and owner of Masiza Khulile Properties and Auctioneers.
They are charged with six counts of theft, totalling just more than R1.7m.
‘Fake’ radiographer due in court By Raahil Sain - 18 February 2021
TRIAL RESUMES Asisipho Mbekela is accused of faking her qualifications to land a job as a radiographer Image: Facebook
A woman who allegedly lied about her qualification as a radiographer while working for the Eastern Cape health department is expected back in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday for the continuation of her trial.
While Asisipho Mbekela managed to outsmart her colleagues and patients at Livingstone Hospital into thinking that she was qualified to do the job, her embarrassing exam results an outright fail were previously highlighted in documents before court.
Stephanus Johannes Janse Van Rensburg was arrested on Monday for allegedly defrauding his client Esther Freesia Adendorff.
Adendorff made 15 payments between 2008 and 2011, totalling R1 874 370, to Van Rensburg.
When Adendorff s son Ralph requested documents relating to the policies his mother had paid for, Van Rensburg failed to provide the requested documents.
A Port Elizabeth financial broker, Stephanus Johannes Janse Van Rensburg made a brief appearance in court on charges of fraud after he allegedly sold nine non-existing Old Mutual and Momentum second-hand policies worth R1.8 million to a client.
He appeared in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Monday after he was arrested by the Hawks earlier on the day.
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An Eastern Cape woman was duped out of R300 000 and a new Isuzu bakkie by a traditional healer who apparently promised to turn the cash into R98 million with the help of the victim’s ancestors.
The traditional healer is said to have handed the Dimbaza woman two trunks supposedly carrying R49 million each, and instructed her not to open them for days.
After she was alerted by a vigilant friend of a possible scam, the woman opened the trunks and found only old blankets and soil.
An Eastern Cape woman was duped out of R300 000 and a new Isuzu bakkie by a traditional healer who allegedly promised to turn the cash into R98 million with the help of the victim’s ancestors.