Former Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini has been sentenced to four years imprisonment or a fine of R 200 000 with half of the sentence suspended for five years. BathabileDlamini perjury
The case relates to Dlamini’s testimony at an inquiry that the Constitutional Court had established into her role in the social grant crisis in 2017.
The inquiry headed by Judge Bernard Ngoepe investigated whether Dlamini should be held personally liable for the costs of the South African Social Security Agency debacle. The judge found that Dlamini had been evasive when questions were put to her during the inquiry. She was found guilty last month. Magistrate Khumalo says, “The accused is accordingly sentenced to a fine of R200 000 or four years imprisonment. Half of the sentence is suspended for a period of five years on the condition that the accused is not convicted of the offence of perjury and Section 38 of the Superior Courts Act of 2013.”
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