The New Age reports that while the 237 youngsters he allegedly scammed out of thousands of rands are accommodated by the Salvation Army, a former SA National Defence Force (SANDF) employee will remain in prison.
‘General Ndaba’ also faces more charges on top of the fraud and corruption charges he has already been charged with. He appeared in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday where the case was postponed for further investigation. Ndaba was arrested on Tuesday after the Gauteng Department of Social Development rescued the young people, whom he allegedly duped into paying large sums of money for bogus training and enlistment into the SANDF. The victims, mostly from KZN, reportedly paid R300 for their registration and R1,800 for training, as well as R200 per month since last year for lodging. “The SANDF strongly condemns activities aimed at deliberately misleading the public regarding recruitment into the SANDF,” a spokesperson said.
- Read this report by Kutullo Madisha in full at The New Age
- See too, Alleged army scam conman in court, at Daily Sun
- And also, Parliamentary committee saddened at military recruitment scam, at News24
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