Six members of an illegal syndicate operating in Gauteng, North West and Limpopo were sentenced to an aggregate of 843 years in prison.
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg sentenced the members on 68 counts, including racketeering. They managed and participated in an enterprise of kidnapping, robbery, murder, fraud, corruption, conspiracy, and possession of firearms and ammunition.
With the court ordering that some of the sentences should run concurrently, Vusimuzi Jomo Mazibuko, 43, and Xolani Comfort Mkhwanazi, 32, will each serve life imprisonment.
Shaun Khumalo, 25, will serve 15 years’ imprisonment, while Vusi David Sibanyoni, 41, and Sticks Nkuna Bhova, 46, will serve 20 years each.
Calvin Congo Mabunda, 40, will serve 25 years.
Phindi Mjonondwane, National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson, said they had preyed on unsuspecting bank customers…