A Humansdorp attorney has been convicted of stealing nearly R6 million from 14 deceased estates after pleading guilty to multiple theft charges.
A former Gqeberha accounting firm director has been convicted of theft and money laundering and ordered to repay more than R804,000.
The State argues that Adrian Samuels is willing to testify from Dubai in the PRASA rail theft trial, despite delays over an uncommissioned statement.
PRASA rail theft matter was postponed at the Gqeberha Regional Court on Wednesday, 27 May, as the State seeks to secure testimony from a witness based in Dubai.
A Komani-based Department of Agriculture clerk, 57, has been arrested by the Hawks for allegedly stealing R60 000 in public funds.