A pupil from Walter Sisulu University has been sentenced to 5 years in penal complex after spending cash from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) that was once erroneously deposited into her financial institution account.
A pupil from Walter Sisulu University has been sentenced to 5 years in penitentiary after spending cash from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) that was once erroneously deposited into her bank account.
Sibongile Mani has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.
Mani was once determined responsible of theft by means of the East London Regional Court final month after she spent over R800 zero of the cash that she acquired from NSFAS and has these days been sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Intellimali, a provider issuer to the college used for NSFAS allowances, had paid an quantity of R14 million alternatively of R1 four hundred in June 2017.
Earlier this week, Mani’s legal professional Asanda Pakade
had pleaded for a lesser sentence to the court. This, as Mani is in the method of finishing post-graduate research in training and is a mom to two children. He additionally argued that she has proven remorse.
State Prosecutor Jacques Cilliers stated that crime warranted direct imprisonment and would serve as a deterrent so that college students recognize they cannot use cash that does now not belong to them.