Nchindo Co-Accused To Appear In Court Today
Monday, March 01, 2010
The accused are facing 36 counts of corruption.
Legal proceedings are set to continue today before Regional Magistrate (South) Lot Moroka in the marathon case that has been running for two years now. Questions have been lingering in the public mind as to what will happen to the case now that the main suspect has passed on. Legal commentators have been quoted in the local media saying that charges against the late Nchindo will be dropped, but not so for the co-accused who still have to answer to the charges.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...