The theft case against Walter Sisulu University student, accused of stealing R810 000 from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, has been postponed to August 20 2018.
Magistrate Rochel Sam postponed the matter for the defence team to study the contents of the docket and get ready for trial. The trial will resume from the East London Regional Court 3. Mani's lawyer Asanda Pakade has conformed receiving the dockets
“We have received the contents of the dockets, we are busy perusing them. It is quiet a lot of documents.”
Sibongile Mani, a third-year accounting student, was arrested by the Hawks on May 29 2018 for theft after student fund distributor Intelimali opened a theft case on September 5 2017.
This is after R14 million was allegedly erroneously loaded into her student account on June 1 2018.
Mani is accused of failing to report the alleged “error” and instead blew R810 000 in 73 days. Between June 1 and August 13, she spent an average of R11000 day.
The case was opened at the Berlin police station outside East London, Eastern Cape.
NSFAS theft case against WSU student postponed
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The theft case against Walter Sisulu University student, accused of stealing R810 000 from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, has been postponed to August 20 2018.
Magistrate Rochel Sam postponed the matter for the defence team to study the contents of the docket and get ready for trial. The trial will resume from the East London Regional Court 3. Mani's lawyer Asanda Pakade has conformed receiving the dockets
“We have received the contents of the dockets, we are busy perusing them. It is quiet a lot of documents.”
Sibongile Mani, a third-year accounting student, was arrested by the Hawks on May 29 2018 for theft after student fund distributor Intelimali opened a theft case on September 5 2017.
This is after R14 million was allegedly erroneously loaded into her student account on June 1 2018.
Mani is accused of failing to report the alleged “error” and instead blew R810 000 in 73 days. Between June 1 and August 13, she spent an average of R11000 day.
The case was opened at the Berlin police station outside East London, Eastern Cape.
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