South Africa
'NSFAS thief' gets five years in jail─── 13:11 Wed, 30 Mar 2022
Walter Sisulu University honours student in accounting, Sibongile Mani, has been jailed for five years for the theft of R800 000 of the R14 million that had been erroneously paid into her NSFAS student account.
Delivering sentence this morning, Regional Court Magistrate Twannet Olivier said while guided by case law, the court was of the view that a suspended sentence would be totally inappropriate.
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She said the only form of sentence deemed appropriate was that of direct imprisonment.
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In jailing the 31-year-old mother of two, Olivier said that Mani was not driven by need, but by greed, highlighting a list of luxury items bought during Mani's spending spree.
The Accounting Student was convicted in February but had remained out on bail pending Wednesday's sentencing.
AlgoaFM
