Mzansi is unable to wrap its head around the fact that Sbongile would spend the rest of her life behind bars for a crime she did not commit. After R14 million was inadvertently sent to Sibongile Mani’s NSFAS account in 2017, the court determined that she was guilty of committing fraud against Walter Sisulu University. After her arrest, the source claims that she has already spent R800,000 in 73 days. This information comes about as a result of her arrest.
In May of 2018, Sbongile was taken into custody by the Hawks. During the time that she was a student at accounting school, she was only earning R1400 per month as a students allowance, but NSFAS made an error and transferred her R14 million nevertheless. The individuals who are employed at the NSFAS offices have reacted by stating that her supporters should not be the ones to keep her incarcerated and that she should be the one to remain there. There are individuals who commit terrible crimes, but they run free on the streets without anyone stopping or attempting to apprehend them.
Politicians are another group of people who have a reputation for being corrupt. They do not arrest each and every one of them, despite the fact that we are aware that they are the only ones who have access to a significant amount of money laundering. The kids were the ones who committed the error. Even the individual who deposited the money has admitted that he stole it, yet he was not given a penalty for his crime.
This should serve as a warning to other people not to spend money about which they are unsure, both in terms of its source and its origin. It’s the same as if you were stealing, but we all make mistakes; when we give money to somebody, it sometimes gets to the wrong person and ends up in the hands of someone else. They want that it be given back to them without being consumed, which is the identical request made with NSFAS.
According to the source, Sbongile Mana’s sentencing is scheduled to take place on March 8, 2022. This comes as a result of the fact that she was found guilty of receiving and keeping quiet with the money, as well as spending the money.