'Who deposited the money? This is a cover up and a little girl is being abused,' tweeted Ntsiki Mazwai.
Media personality Siv Ngesi said if Mani was rich she would never have been sentenced to jail.Media personality Siv Ngesi said the five-year sentence for Sibongile Mani was harsh considering how hardened criminals seemingly get less.
Mani, a Walter Sisulu University student was sentenced to jail for the theft of more than R800,000 inThe sentencing left Twitter split on what the appropriate punishment should have been and whether Mani deserved a firm hand from the law.“If this young lady was a government official or had rich parents , she would have never ended up in jail! Murders and rapists get less time! This isn’t me saying she isn’t wrong and shouldn’t be punished,” wrote Siv.