NOORDWESTER – MOLOPO - The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Molopo has sentenced Patrick Segalo (52) to direct imprisonment following his conviction on seven counts of fraud and seven counts of money laundering. 
The court consolidated all counts for sentencing and imposed ten years’ imprisonment for fraud, five of which are wholly suspended for five years, and an additional five years for money laundering. The sentences will run concurrently, resulting in an effective five years of direct imprisonment. Segalo was also declared unfit to possess a firearm.

NOORDWESTER – SANNIESHOF - Die voortslepende rioolbesoedeling in Sannieshof is ‘n ernstige kwessie wat beduidende gevolge vir die gesondheid en omgewing het, as gevolg van ‘n disfunksionele en verouderde stelsel van septiese tenks en onvoldoende instandhouding deur die Departement van Water en Sanitasie in die Ngaka Modiri Molema Distriksmunisipaliteit.

NOORDWESTER – LICHTENBURG - Tebogo Vincent Mashabe (38) representing Tebocent Trading and Projects (Pty) Ltd and in his personal capacity together with his wife, Refilwe Fancy Mashabe (39) made their first appearance before the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court facing charges of fraud and money laundering. 

NOORDWESTER – VENTERSDORP - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the imposition of a hefty fine on CJC Precast (Pty) Ltd, represented by its director, John Christopher Conroy (60), by the Ventersdorp Magistrates’ Court. 
CJC Precast faced 65 counts of contravening Section 234(d) of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 – failure to submit tax returns.