The crashed car, in which kwaito star Mandoza was found a week ago, has led to the arrest of eight people. The car is register in the name of a human being who lives in Venda, Limpopo. His name is known to Sowetan.
The Mini Cooper, in which the hurt Mandoza was found, is believed to be registered under a false name. Eight men were under arrest on Thursday intended for their alleged involvement in a benefit fraud syndicate after the crash.
They appear in court yesterday on fraud charges. The case was delayed to next week.
- Nkululeko Bobo Ncube-33(Mandoza's friend)
- Dumisani Khumalo-33
- Nhlanhla Khumalo-33
- Danny Maposi-40
- Leesah Rah-35
- Ayanda Dladla-29
- Khumba Sibanda-31 and
- Mzwandile Sibanda-32.
At the crash picture in Weltevreden Park on the West Rand previous week Ncube said he owned the car.
Hawks spokesperson Musa Zondi said the men supposedly stole people’s identity books, took out loans at banks to buy property and vehicles that were later resold.
Police said Mandoza was in the back seat, while his friend – the alleged owner of the car - arrived on the scene 45 minutes later behind the police had called him. Zondi said Mandoza was not linked to the study at the moment and was not under arrest.
A case of wild and careless driving was opened previous week. Zondi said benefit and identity fraud was of great concern to the Hawks.
The major case, he said, was in Silverton, Pretoria. He said it was likely that more people might be under arrest as the investigations continued.
