TimesLIVE reports that Lilian Adonis, a former financial planner at Fort Beaufort Primary School who stole more than R500,000 between January 2017 and July 2018, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment or a fine of R20,000 on Wednesday.  

The KwaMaqoma regional court in the Eastern Cape earlier found Adonis, 51, guilty of theft. She oversaw the school's financial transactions, including receiving, recording and banking school funds.   Adonis received the money but failed to deposit it within the required time, with some funds left unbanked for up to 80 days. Despite Adonis denying any knowledge of the missing funds, the investigation triggered by an audit found that she had been solely responsible for handling the school's finances with other staff members only handling money during her absence. Prosecutor Thanduxolo Maxhaulana said Adonis' actions resulted in substantial financial losses for the school.

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