An alleged syndicate of foreign nationals and South Africans living in the Eastern Cape face dozens of charges of fraud, forgery, theft, human trafficking and money laundering after the SA Police uncovered a simple but ingenious scam which saw Absa Bank lose almost R1m over a year. The alleged modus operandi was that poor and disadvantaged citizens would be transported or “trafficked” to Graaff Reinet and Middelburg from other areas by the alleged syndicate and issued with forged payslips an.
A former well-known East London attorney was on Monday morning sentenced to two life terms in prison for viciously raping his wife on two separate occasions and a further four years for two counts of assaulting her with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The man, who may not be identified as this will serve to identify his victim, showed no emotion whatsoever as Judge Judith Roberson sentenced him to spend the rest of his life in prison in the high court sitting in Makhanda.
Despite failing mathematics in grade 10 and failing his mechanical engineering diploma in his first year at Walter Sisulu University, Olwethu Waka will be doing his PhD in mathematics at the University of Cape Town this year.
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga said the results of the election were now in God’s hands as he casted his vote in the battleground metro on Monday.
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