TimesLIVE reports that two KwaZulu-Natal security guards Phakamani Myaka, 37, and Muzikayifani Khoza, 40, have been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for fraud after they staged a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery.

Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Simphiwe Mhlongo reported that five security guards were transporting cash to the pension pay point at Mpolweni Reserve in Ndwedwe on 11 October 2021. They claimed that while on route they were accosted by suspects, who disarmed them and robbed them of an undisclosed amount of cash. The cash van was set alight and the "suspects" fled the scene. A case of CIT robbery was reported at Ndwedwe police station. Preliminary investigations revealed the robbery was staged and all the security guards were involved. An amount of R60,000 was recovered from them and they were arrested. They appeared in court and were released on bail. Two of the accused died in separate incidents while out on bail. Myaka and Khoza were sentenced on Tuesday. It is not known what happened to the fifth guard. Myaka was further sentenced to three years' imprisonment for defeating the ends of justice. His sentence will run concurrently. The two were declared unfit to possess a firearm.

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