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Daily news update: Mantsoe gets 15 more years for fraud | Opening of parliament | Wrong man named as Goolam
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News today includes convicted murderer, Sandile Kagiso Mantsoe has been slapped with an additional 15 years behind bars for fraud.
Meanwhile, despite an estimated R6m to R14m being budgeted for the opening of parliament on Thursday, there will be no gala dinner for parliamentarians.
Furthermore, the Independent Media Group has apologised to the man it accused of being behind the Goolam social media account known for criticising politicians.
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Convicted murderer Sandile Mantsoe gets 15 more years in jail over R1 million fraud
Convicted murderer, Sandile Kagiso Mantsoe has been slapped with an additional 15 years behind bars for fraud.
In 2016, Mantsoe operated a fake investment scheme through his company, Trillion Dollar Legacy, swindling more than 100 people of at least R1 million.
According to the Hawks in Mpumalanga, Mantsoe first appeared in the Evander Magistrate’s Court for fraud in August 2022.
CONTINUE READING: Convicted murderer Sandile Mantsoe gets 15 more years in jail over R1 million fraud
Zuma ‘very happy’ after disciplinary hearing postponed to next week
Former president and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader Jacob Zuma may not have got his wish for an in-person disciplinary hearing, but he was granted a postponement by his former party, the African National Congress (ANC).
The proposed date for the hearing is now Tuesday, 23 July.
An MK party statement revealed the party was pleased to learn of the postponement despite their leader demanding a physical hearing, threatening legal action if this was not granted.
CONTINUE READING: Zuma ‘very happy’ after disciplinary hearing postponed to next week
Opening of parliament: No gala dinner for MPs due to financial constraints
Despite an estimated R6m to R14m being budgeted for the opening of parliament on Thursday, there will be no gala dinner for parliamentarians.
In a media briefing in Cape Town on Wednesday, parliament’s presiding officer and chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane confirmed that there would no gala dinner at the opening of parliament because of financial constraints.
“Due to financial constraints, unfortunately we are unable to hold a gala dinner,” Mtshweni-Tsipane said.
CONTINUE READING: Opening of parliament: No gala dinner for MPs due to financial constraints
Joburg will provide more protection if needed, says mayor after forensic investigator’s murder
Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says the metropolitan municipality will offer extra protection for the city’s Group Forensics and Investigation Services (GFIS) investigators, if necessary.
On Tuesday, Gwamanda visited the family of Zenzele Benedict Sithole, a forensic investigator who was recently murdered.
Sithole was shot and killed last week in Johannesburg while travelling home.
CONTINUE READING: Joburg will provide more protection if needed, says mayor after forensic investigator’s murder
Independent Media apologises for naming wrong man as Goolam after legal threat
The Independent Media Group has apologised to the man it accused of being behind the Goolam social media account known for criticising politicians.
Independent Media, which claims it has been investigating the controversial account, held a media briefing with veteran African National Congress (ANC) member Lindiwe Sisulu in Cape Town on Monday where it claimed that Mohammed Yacoob Vawda was behind the @Goolammv account on X (formerly Twitter).
However, Vawda, a lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a part-time comedian, through his lawyer Rupert Candy Attorneys, denied that he is behind the Goolam handle.
CONTINUE READING: WATCH: Independent Media apologises for naming wrong man as Goolam after legal threat
In other news today:
- ‘We will sing Die Stem’ – Gayton McKenzie tells EFF he’ll protect national anthem
- Gauteng Health sued over unused R784 million cancer treatment funds
- WATCH: ‘We will take our chances on the side of the president’ – Steenhuisen on Phala Phala
- Last pieces in Freitag murder puzzle? Prime suspects now back in Pretoria
- Hawks arrest tenth suspect for Sars fraud worth over R600 million
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