The National Prosecution Authority has welcomed the
conviction of the Walter Sisulu University student, Sibongile Mani, on
the theft charges at the East London Regional Court.
Mani was incorrectly paid R14 million in NSFAS cash by Intellimali.
She spent more than R800 000 on alcohol, cigarettes, blankets,
clothes for men, jackets, handbags, furniture, beauty products and
groceries at a supermarket, in a period of two months before the error
was spotted.
The payment she was due to receive was only R1 400.
Pre-sentencing proceedings are to be heard on 18 March.
We now speak to Legal Expert, Tapiwa Diamond.