Siyancuma municipal officials to face jail time

Sandi Kwon Hoo

SIYANCUMA municipal officials Sonja Morolong and Boitumelo Sehako are expected to be sentenced in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on June 15 after they lost an appeal against their convictions this week. The matter was postponed in the special commercial crimes court yesterday after acting Northern Cape High Court Judge Sieberhagen dismissed an application to appeal their convictions. Morolong was appointed as a salary clerk but had requested to be moved to the human resources department, while Sehako was her immediate supervisor. They are still in the employment of the municipality. They were charged with fraud and money laundering in the regional court on November 11, 2018. Morolong was found guilty of corruption, while both accused were convicted on 23 charges of fraud. Both pleaded not guilty to the charges. Morolong…

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