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The Herald
4 days ago
- Business
- The Herald
Scammer dupes college managers and students with fake internship jobs
The students said that when they arrived at the mine they were shocked to learn that they had wasted their money and time on a scam. 'We called 'Mike' and he gave us another contact number [which appears] on the mine's website,' she said. 'Mike' told us that we needed to meet him at Moruleng Mall, where we'd do a medical examination to get a medical certificate. 'He told us that we need to transfer R550 each to a TymeBank account. That's when we realised that this was a scam because we do not know of a big company that uses that bank.' The student then called the college, which tried unsuccessfully to contact 'Mofokeng'. The distressed students camped at the mall for hours while the college arranged transport to take them back to Gauteng. While at the mall, the students said they met students from four other institutions in Gauteng who had been scammed by the same man. On Tuesday, some of the students were seen leaving the college carrying their clothes and bedding in bags. An electrical engineering student said: 'I am from Mpumalanga and have nowhere to go because I did not pay rent for June as I was going to be in another province where the accommodation would have been covered by the mine.' Jan Greyling, the spokesperson for the P&T Training Educational Institution, said they were approached by what appeared to be a genuine agency which had promised to place students at the mine. ' The agency presented documentation aligned with legitimate requirements. As part of the placement process, P&T Training incurred costs associated with the required medical clearances for the learners, ensuring they were fully prepared for their work-based learning experience,' he said. Greyling said arrangements were made for the students to report to the mine as stipulated in the placement agreement with the agency on the college's behalf. He said the matter has been referred to their legal team for investigation. Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine spokesperson Hope Tyira confirmed that 'Mofokeng' tried to solicit payments for medical examinations and certificates using a fake recruitment process. Tyira said the mine was investigating the matter with their shareholders. 'On becoming aware of the incident, we acted swiftly and in co-ordination with relevant partners to safeguard the wellbeing of the students and we are conducting a comprehensive investigation into the matter,' he said. SowetanLIVE
ABC News
03-06-2025
- General
- ABC News
Missing pet labrador rescued from Victorian mine shaft
Authorities have cordoned off open mine shafts in Central Victoria after a dog missing for four days was rescued from one by specialist volunteers. Pet labrador Ted fell 8 metres into a shaft in Wombat State Forest, near Trentham, after escaping with labradoodle Penny from their backyard last week. Penny's barking alerted neighbours who found her guarding the mine shaft on Monday morning, four days days after the dogs went missing. The Country Fire Authority's (CFA) mine rescue brigade Oscar 1 carried out the rescue. First Lieutenant Karl Shay said the mine shaft was small and difficult to access. "There was a log laying over the top of it and the actual opening was only about 800 by 800 millimetres," he said. The team sent down a monitor to check the air was safe to enter, before a rescuer lifted Ted out in a dog harness. Mr Shay said there were three other mine shafts within 3–4m of the one Ted was found in. Mr Shay said it was not uncommon for the specialised crew to be called in for dog rescues. "Fortunately, when dogs fall in a mine shaft they don't tend to hurt themselves," he said. "When a human falls in a mine shaft, they tend to do a bit more damage." The CFA said a number of open mine shafts in the area were red-taped to prevent further incidents. Ted and Penny's owner Chantal Henderson said in a post on social media that the dogs were "a little lighter than usual, but otherwise excellent". "Thank you to Ruth and her daughter [who found the dogs] for their perseverance searching the bush after hearing their barking," she said. "Without you they would never have been found." Mr Shay said Ted was "very happy to see people" when they arrived. "He was very glad to be reunited with the family," he said. Animal behaviourist and University of Adelaide Associate Professor Susan Hazel said as a social species, dogs formed "deep attachments" to other dogs and people, which could explain why Penny waited at the mine shaft with Ted for so long.
