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Soweto housing fraud case postponed for seventh time

“Justice delayed is justice denied,” says victim of alleged housing scam

More than a dozen victims of an alleged scam outside the Lenasia Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for the hearing of a Johannesburg housing official accused of fraudulently selling homes. Photos: Seth Thorne
The case involving a Johannesburg housing official accused of fraudulently selling homes was postponed for a seventh time on Tuesday.
Cynthia Ntshangase, a receptionist at the Pimville housing office in Soweto, made a brief appearance at the Lenasia Magistrates’ Court. She is accused of fraudulently selling the homes of vulnerable families.
The case arises from a probe launched in December 2019 by the Gauteng Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) into the alleged unlawful sale of RDP and private houses in Johannesburg.
The allegation is that officials…

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