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The Star
23-07-2025
- The Star
Man used fake documents to buy R500,000 Toyota Fortuner and vanished for five years
Jonisayi Maromo | Published 1 day ago A 29-year-old man, Mthobisi Shezi, appeared before the Delmas District Court in Mpumalanga on Monday after allegedly purchasing a Toyota Fortuner sport utility vehicle (SUV) using fraudulent documents. On Saturday, the Hawks' Secunda-based serious corruption investigation team and the serious commercial crime investigation unit arrested Shezi in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal. 'The suspect allegedly purchased a Toyota Fortuner on credit by submitting fraudulent bank statements and fraudulent payslips to the finance institution in Delmas,' said Mpumalanga provincial Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi. Shezi allegedly received the popular SUV, worth R455,900, in October 2020. 'Ever since the vehicle was driven out of the dealership, not a single installment has been paid in the past five years,' said Nkosi. The financial institution turned to the Hawks for investigation, and a thorough investigation led the team to Greytown in KwaZulu-Natal, where Shezi was arrested on Saturday. Meanwhile, provincial head of the Hawks in Mpumalanga, Major General Nico Gerber has welcomed Shezi's arrest, and commended the investigating teams for their thorough efforts in tracking down the wanted man. Last year, IOL reported that the Middleburg Magistrate's Court convicted and sentenced Jacob Aphane for vehicle fraud after he used fake documents to purchase a Suzuki Ertiga, and did not pay the monthly instalments. The conviction and sentence came after Aphane was charged with vehicle finance fraud to the value of R496,211. 'It was reported that on October 7, 2022, the accused applied for vehicle finance at Yagos 4 Wheel Cars in Middelburg, using fraudulent documents, a payslip and a bank statement. He alleged that he was employed at GT Auto Company in Marblehall. Wesbank approved the finance application based on the fraudulent documents presented,' Lieutenant Colonel Sekgotodi Dineo said at the time. After the approval, Aphane collected the vehicle, a Suzuki Ertiga. However, Aphane did not pay the monthly instalments for more than three months. 'The bank tried to locate him, but he was not found. The matter was reported to the Hawks' Middelburg-based serious commercial crime investigation for further probe. During the investigation, it was established that the company (which Aphane claimed to work for) does not exist,' said Sekgotodi. [email protected] IOL News
IOL News
23-07-2025
- IOL News
Man languishes behind bars for using fake documents to purchase R500,000 Toyota Fortuner
The Hawks tracked Mthobisi Shezi and arrested him in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday, after he allegedly defrauded a financial institution in 2020. Image: Hawks/IOL A 29-year-old man, Mthobisi Shezi, was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Delmas District Court in Mpumalanga on Tuesday, after he allegedly purchased a Toyota Fortuner sport utility vehicle (SUV) using fraudulent documents. Provincial Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi, said Shezi was remanded in custody for a bail application on Thursday. IOL previously reported that on Saturday, the Hawks' Secunda-based serious corruption investigation team and the serious commercial crime investigation unit arrested Shezi in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal. 'The suspect allegedly purchased a Toyota Fortuner on credit by submitting fraudulent bank statements and fraudulent payslips to the finance institution in Delmas," said Nkosi. Shezi allegedly received the popular SUV, worth R455,900, in October 2020. 'Ever since the vehicle was driven out of the dealership, not a single installment has been paid in the past five years,' said Nkosi. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ The financial institution turned to the Hawks for investigation, and a thorough investigation led the team to Greytown in KwaZulu-Natal, where Shezi was arrested on Saturday. Meanwhile, provincial head of the Hawks in Mpumalanga, Major General Nico Gerber has welcomed Shezi's arrest, and commended the investigating teams for their thorough efforts in tracking down the wanted man. Last year, IOL reported that the Middleburg Magistrate's Court convicted and sentenced Jacob Aphane for vehicle fraud after he used fake documents to purchase a Suzuki Ertiga and did not pay the monthly instalments. The conviction and sentence came after Aphane was charged with vehicle finance fraud to the value of R496,211. 'It was reported that on October 7, 2022, the accused applied for vehicle finance at Yagos 4 Wheel Cars in Middelburg, using fraudulent documents, a payslip and a bank statement. He alleged that he was employed at GT Auto Company in Marblehall. Wesbank approved the finance application based on the fraudulent documents presented,' Lieutenant Colonel Sekgotodi Dineo said at the time. Jacob Aphane was sentenced after he used fraudulent documents to purchase a Suzuki Ertiga. Image: File After the approval, Aphane collected the vehicle, a Suzuki Ertiga. However, Aphane did not pay the monthly instalments for more than three months. 'The bank tried to locate him, but he was not found. The matter was reported to the Hawks' Middelburg-based serious commercial crime investigation for further probe. During the investigation, it was established that the company (which Aphane claimed to work for) does not exist,' said Sekgotodi. IOL News
The Citizen
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Sbongiseni Shezi: ‘These are answered prayers but they don't look the way that I anticipated'
Sibongiseni Shezi won the Best Actress in a Film award at the Simon Mabhunu Sabela KZN Film and TV Awards. An emotional Sibongiseni Shezi gestures after receiving the 'Best Actress Film ' award for her role in ' Umjolo:The Gone Girl' at the 12 the Simon 'Mabhunu' Sabela Awards film and and television awards at the International Convention Centre in Durban over the weekend. Photo: Rajesh Janitilal It's seldom that things go exactly the way one wants them to. The imagined end goal is usually fixated in the mind, but the journey there, which often takes one on an unimagined whirlwind, is rarely as anticipated. Actress Sibongiseni Shezi, who won the Best Actress in a Film award at the recent Simon Mabhunu Sabela KwaZulu-Natal Film and Television Awards, has had her fair share of disappointments in her professional journey. 'So, I'm not gonna perform an act of false modesty and say the goal was never to be a lead, to be acknowledged in this capacity,' Shezi tells The Citizen, less than 24 hours after winning the award. The award was for her portrayal of Lethu on Netflix's rom-com, Umjolo: The Gone Girl. 'However, the time at which it's happening surprises me. A lot of life has occurred and I've been humbled by a lot of things that I think my receptors receiving it now is a lot more…it is overwhelming.' 'I definitely think that these are answered prayers but they don't look the way that I anticipated and they feel a lot better,' she says. 'The reality of where I come from, how hard it's been makes this so worthwhile.' ALSO READ: 'End of an era': Shalate Sekhabi exits House of Zwide Shezi's journey of adversity After completing her matric in 2009, Shezi enrolled at the University of Cape Town to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Dance to become a professional dancer full-time. She had been dancing since she was three. However, due to injuries and being in a new city with no family, she ended up unable to complete her degree. In 2015, she took a gap year, and the following year, she decided to transition from theatre acting to television. However, she first wanted to understand TV, so she studied cinematography at the film school AFDA. 'By the time I got into AFDA, I was trying to be behind the scenes because I was trying to understand what this machine is before I try and be in front of it. So, I thought I would be a cinematographer at the time,' she shares. The decision to go into cinematography came after she also developed performance anxiety. Shezi also tried her hand at psychology during this time. In 2020, she experienced one of her biggest heartbreaks when she was chosen to play a lead in an international project, where she was set to play a dancer. However, due to an injury, she was let go. 'Two days before they wana shoot, I was diagnosed with shin splints and they said we can't carry on with you,' she shared. 'One of the biggest heartbreaks I've ever had in this industry, earth-shattering,' she soberly says. She says it took a while to heal from that particular adversity, but says she now has. 'But I'm actually so grateful that it happened because I did not think I was gonna come back from that.' ALSO READ: Shaka iLembe is about to get 'pretty wild', says Lifetime Achievement Award-winning director Angus Gibson Shezi support Many in her position would've detached from the dream of ever performing after encountering disappointment at a young age. She says her family has played a significant role in supporting her. She says she's the 'black sheep' of the family as her other siblings are in more 'formal' industries like law, finance and entrepreneurship. 'I cannot fault the support of my family. It was hard for them to support me going the [creative route],' she says. 'But I think the continued support from them seeing me do it bit by bit and being like 'okay, I think she's not delusional'.' She says her 'athlete mindset' has also been an anchor. 'It's a get-up and go. You don't have time to nurse your injury. If I pay attention to it [injury/difficulty] it's gonna get worse. So, I gotta keep going.' Faith and perseverance are also things that kept her going. Shezi says that all her adversity has made her a more well-rounded artist. 'It's made me a better creative…a better contributor to society, a contributor to storytelling; it's the light at the end of the tunnel that I'm able to inform the narrative, that it doesn't necessarily have to end in darkness and a pitfall,' she says. ALSO READ: 'Umjolo' dominates Simon Mabhunu Sabela film and TV awards Being part of Umjolo series Very few things are as topical as the dating scene, and the number of nominees received by Netflix's Umjolo series at this year's Simon Mabhunu Sabela awards reflects this. What makes dating so relevant is that most people are not as fortunate in finding their ideal partner. 'Oh yea, that's a big contributing factor,' exclaims Shezi, bursting into laughter. 'Umjolo', which is a slang word for dating, was the theme throughout the four films that Netflix released in four months. The four films are: Umjolo: The Gone Girl, Umjolo: Day Ones, Umjolo: My Beginning, My End, and Umjolo: There is No Cure. 'I definitely think that one of their [Umjolo creators] winning ingredients is the fact that it's the most relatable topic currently. We are going through it,' says Shezi. 'I think also it was refreshing to get mainstream content explored the reality of umjolo [dating] as per Mzansi at this time, post Covid. 'Love language' has been a chat, this and that. People quarantined with someone who married someone else.' NOW READ: 'I'm an action woman — meetings will bore me': Gcina Mhlophe urges action at National Dialogue
IOL News
22-07-2025
- IOL News
Man used fake documents to buy R500,000 Toyota Fortuner and vanished for five years
The Hawks tracked Mthobisi Shezi and arrested him in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday, after he allegedly defrauded a financial institution in 2020. Image: Hawks/IOL A 29-year-old man, Mthobisi Shezi, appeared before the Delmas District Court in Mpumalanga on Monday after allegedly purchasing a Toyota Fortuner sport utility vehicle (SUV) using fraudulent documents. On Saturday, the Hawks' Secunda-based serious corruption investigation team and the serious commercial crime investigation unit arrested Shezi in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal. 'The suspect allegedly purchased a Toyota Fortuner on credit by submitting fraudulent bank statements and fraudulent payslips to the finance institution in Delmas,' said Mpumalanga provincial Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Magonseni Nkosi. Shezi allegedly received the popular SUV, worth R455,900, in October 2020. 'Ever since the vehicle was driven out of the dealership, not a single installment has been paid in the past five years,' said Nkosi. The financial institution turned to the Hawks for investigation, and a thorough investigation led the team to Greytown in KwaZulu-Natal, where Shezi was arrested on Saturday. The Hawks tracked Mthobisi Shezi and arrested him in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday, after he allegedly defrauded a financial institution in 2020 Image: Hawks Meanwhile, provincial head of the Hawks in Mpumalanga, Major General Nico Gerber has welcomed Shezi's arrest, and commended the investigating teams for their thorough efforts in tracking down the wanted man. Last year, IOL reported that the Middleburg Magistrate's Court convicted and sentenced Jacob Aphane for vehicle fraud after he used fake documents to purchase a Suzuki Ertiga, and did not pay the monthly instalments. The conviction and sentence came after Aphane was charged with vehicle finance fraud to the value of R496,211. 'It was reported that on October 7, 2022, the accused applied for vehicle finance at Yagos 4 Wheel Cars in Middelburg, using fraudulent documents, a payslip and a bank statement. He alleged that he was employed at GT Auto Company in Marblehall. Wesbank approved the finance application based on the fraudulent documents presented,' Lieutenant Colonel Sekgotodi Dineo said at the time. After the approval, Aphane collected the vehicle, a Suzuki Ertiga. Jacob Aphane was sentenced after he used fraudulent documents to purchase a Suzuki Ertiga. Image: File Picture However, Aphane did not pay the monthly instalments for more than three months. 'The bank tried to locate him, but he was not found. The matter was reported to the Hawks' Middelburg-based serious commercial crime investigation for further probe. During the investigation, it was established that the company (which Aphane claimed to work for) does not exist,' said Sekgotodi. [email protected] IOL News
The Citizen
21-07-2025
- The Citizen
Woman to appear in Pietermaritzburg court after illegal alcohol bust
Woman to appear in Pietermaritzburg court after illegal alcohol bust A 28-year-old woman is set to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court today after she was arrested in connection with the manufacturing and distribution of illicit alcohol without a valid licence. The Witness reports she was arrested during a crime intelligence-driven operation on Saturday. A large quantity of illicit alcohol with an estimated street value of R120 000 was recovered. The multi-disciplinary operation was executed after police received information regarding illegal alcohol manufacturing activities in the Dambuza area, under the Plessislaer policing precinct. Members of the Multi-Dimensional Organised Crime Pietermaritzburg, Taylor's Halt SAPS, Plessislaer SAPS and private security company Magma Security were part of the operation. uMgungundlovu District Commissioner Major General Mduduzi Shezi commended the collaborative effort of all role players involved in ensuring that illegal operations of this nature are detected and swiftly dealt with. 'The production of unregulated alcohol not only undermines the economy but also poses serious health risks to consumers. 'The SAPS remains committed to rooting out criminal activities and urges members of the public to continue reporting suspicious operations within their communities,' said Shezi. Breaking news at your fingertips… Follow Caxton Network News on Facebook and join our WhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak. Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus op Facebook en sluit aan by ons WhatsApp-kanaal. Read original story on At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
