Spending spree student on theft rap

only problem in the province, with eight other municipalities rocked by allegations of maladministration.

They include Bitou (Plettenberg Bay), Kannaland, Oudtshoorn, Beaufort West, Cederberg, Theewaterskloof (Caledon), Langeberg and Stellenbosch.

In Bitou, a Section 106 intervention was in place, he said. There was also currently a probe into racketeering in the Kannaland municipality. The appointment of the municipal manager and chief financial officer were also found procedurally flawed.

The Hawks and the Director of Public Prosectutions are investigating.

In the DA-led Oudtshoorn council, allegations of tender irregularities, irregular expenditure and appointments of staff in contravention of procedure have been received. THE Walter Sisulu University student who erroneously received R14.1 million from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) last year – and allegedly spent just over R810 000 of this on personal items over three months before the anomaly was detected – yesterday appeared at the East London Magistrate’s court on a charge of theft, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) said.

Hawks spokesperson Captain Anelisa Feni said Sibongile Mani, 28, was released on warning and is expected to appear again on July 2. – African News Agency (ANA)