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Johannesburg housing official in court over alleged sale of residents’ homes

The accused will reappear in the Lenasia Magistrates Court in Soweto on 13 July

Cynthia Ntshangase, a receptionist at the Pimville housing office, is facing charges of fraud and corruption. Photo: Seth Thorne.
A Johannesburg housing official accused of fraudulently selling the homes of vulnerable Soweto residents appeared in the Lenasia Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Cynthia Ntshangase, a receptionist at the Pimville housing office, is facing charges of fraud and corruption. The hearing was attended by 15 people who say they are victims of corruption at the office.
Lerato Qoza, from Khuluma Mphakathi, a collective that supports victims of the alleged municipal corruption in Pimville, said they attended the case “to ensure the poorest of the poor receive justice”.
The prosecution follows an ongoing probe, started in December 2019, by the Gauteng Directorate for…

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