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Whether she is in custody or out on bail, the fact remains she in the country illegally. These were the assertions by magistrate Sadiqah Guendouz, who on Wednesday granted Chidimma Adetshina's mother, Anabela Rungo, 10,000 rands bail (810,000 naira).

Rungo faces charges related to flouting the Immigration Act and Identification Act after she was arrested on February 15 in Summer Greens, Cape Town, where she was living despite her ID being revoked.

She was found to have committed identity fraud to obtain South African citizenship.

Rungo, 46, appeared in the Cape Town magistrate's court for judgment of her bail application and after a long-awaited order, she was tearful and relieved, including family and friends who were in the gallery.

“The South African taxpayer should be wary that holding Ms Rungo in custody while this matter is finalised still means that she will be in SA illegally while this matter is finalised, whether she is in custody or not. It is the South African taxpayer who is responsible for her maintenance — putting the roof over her head and food in her stomach,” said Guendouz.

Earlier on Wednesday, there were delays with the delivery of the judgment as the prosecutor, Jacques du Plessis, wanted magistrate Guendouz to recuse herself from the case, citing bias. However, the state's recusal bid failed.

The state's contentions stem from remarks Guendouz made on Friday when she slammed the state for presenting what she labelled as a “half-baked” case despite having prior knowledge of it.

Guendouz said the state should have been better prepared for the case, as they knew as far back as August 7 2024 when the department of home affairs issued a statement saying there was a prima facie case against the accused. She was responding to the state asking the court for another postponement on Friday, as the prosecutor said he still needed to finalise his closing arguments.

Guendouz didn't take to that request kindly, saying Rungo had already been in custody for a while and the state should have better prepared for the case.

Rungo's attorney Ben Mathewson argued there is no suggestion that Rungo presents a risk of violence or would interfere with the administration of justice or the pending investigation (if any).

Du Plessis argued that Rungo’s release would disturb public order and that she is a flight risk. However, Guendouz said regardless of personal views on what should have to happen to legal or illegal foreign nationals, the courts must take into account such injustices by people who replace apartheid racism with xenophobic racism.

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The magistrate, however, granted Rungo R10,000 bail, with strict conditions that she:

1. will remain under house arrest and can only leave to attend court or consult a legal representative;
2. is barred from attempting to send any other person to any embassy or consulate, including but not limited to the Mozambique or Nigerian embassy;
3. and is not to apply for any travel documents while the matter is pending but is allowed to visit home affairs should they require her attendance.

The case was postponed to May 8 for further investigation.

“Thank you, Jesus,” Rungo sighed in relief after the court granted her bail.

seppuku:
I feel sad for the Sad Africans loitering around here on Nairaland.

Don't you people have a forum you can discuss these types of issues.

I understand though. Carry on Randdigital.

Shut up Morpheus. Your empty brain is the one hosting maggots😎

Chucks13:
My message passed already so go and deal with it.

You have no country because you never built one just take that. Thanks.

Lol, tell that to the Afrikaner farmers who'll now be refugees in the US 😂😂😂. Do you have any brains at all?

Chucks13:
My message passed already so go and deal with it.

You have no country because you never built one just take that. Thanks.

Lol, tell that to the Afrikaner farmers who'll now be refugees in the US 😂😂😂. Do you have any brains at all?

Chucks13:
Yes I agreed they must be punished for their offence but you can't say all foreigners must go and if the entire world say all Sad Africans should be evicted too is that cool?

You this boy you forgot it wasn't black Sad African that built your so caled Sad Africa I lived in your country before, you are all lazy, womaniser, drunkards, and jobless mofos so what the hell are you talking saying "our country"? Pls you got no country, your Sad Africa is the only country in Africa built from grass to stardom by those silly white supremacist so get that to your brain.

You clearly lived in hillbrow amongst other Nigerian drug dealers or in a chinese sweatshop. SA has the largest black middle class in all of Africa. That you never saw them speaks volumes about your living conditions when "you were in SA". You lived in a gutter😂😂😂 Sit down, you have nothing to offer but deception.

KingCold:
these foreigners should all go man, they're adding chaos to our country

Look at these ones. They're forcing their way back into a government owned building they hijacked to trade in. Apparently its a bar. The government sealed it off to repossess.

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The Johannesburg high court on Tuesday convicted seven Chinese nationals and their company on numerous charges related to crimes, including human trafficking, that were committed at Village Deep in Johannesburg several years ago.

“The accused faced 158 charges, including offences such as human trafficking, labour law violations and breaches of occupational health and safety regulations,” said National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane.

The accused are Shu-Uei Tsao, 42, Biao Ma, Hui Chen, 50, Quin Li, 56, Zhou Jiaquing, 46, Junying Dai, 58, Zhilian Zhang, 51, and their company Beautiful City (Pty) Ltd.

“The police received a tip-off about an illegal factory employing foreign nationals, prompting them to conduct a raid.” The factory produced cotton-fibre sheets.

After the raid, police led an investigation which revealed that between 2017 and 2019, the accused operated Beautiful City and employed 91 undocumented Malawians, including 16 minors aged between 14 and 16.

“Upon their arrival, the victims were confined to the premises under inhumane conditions, with armed guards controlling their movements. The victims were forced to work 11-hour shifts, seven days a week, without proper training or safety equipment,” Mjonondwane said.

She said senior state advocate Valencia Dube presented further evidence, calling several Beautiful City employees, mostly Malawian nationals and one South African truck driver, who testified about being deceived into working at the factory with promises of a better life.

Many had previously worked at Chinese-owned factories and were recruited under false pretences. The victims described harsh conditions, including being transported in windowless trucks to the factory, which they were not allowed to leave. They worked long hours with no breaks, were forced to work on holidays and were prohibited from bringing in food.

Personal communication was banned and they were made to operate defective machines without protective gear, leading to accidents. One worker lost a finger and was denied medical care. The factory had a high wall, razor fence and armed security, reflecting the exploitive environment, with workers often threatened with firearms and subjected to extreme control.

Judge David Mhango ruled the accused were liable for the offences.

“The NPA welcomes the conviction, as it demonstrates the dedication of law enforcement in addressing organised crime and human trafficking cases,” Mjonondwane said.

kiddkash:
All these farmers, would they be enough to tackle food security?

It would be if SA went on a concerted skills drive abroad, it's clear there's international interest. Especially if Afrikaner farmers take up Trump's offer to move to the US. Others will definitely plug the gap.

Konquest:
South Africa has vast arable lands and temperate climate, so, it's NOT surprising that this is happening and indeed it has ALWAYS happened. In the past decades, citizens of Southern African countries neighboring South Africa used to come in to work in the SA mines. So, SA has got the allure for income generation for folks on different economic ladders.

True.

omooba969:
Black south africans don't have the brain capacity to do it, bcoz the afrikaners never show them the way.

So says a Hunger-gerian. Rice net importer! Wonders never end 😂😂😂

MasterJayJay:
You are actually an ignoramus.
Owners of farms is different from labourers.
Your IQ must be less than that of a cockroach for you to believe that labourers can replace farm owners.

Go argue with Business Tech and Department of Labour who state clearly these are figures for both farmers and labourers.

I'm well aware its your nature to disregard facts in Nigeria and instead amplify fake news.

🧐🧐🧐i see all the haters that were rejoicing in past threads about white Afrikaners taking up Trump's offer to leave SA are here wailing and bouncing off the walls! How will they manage to sleep tonight from the shege SA keeps unleashing on them? 😭😭😭 This is total devastation for them 😂😂😂

Mariangeles:
Shut up!
.

😂😂😂 What a short fuse you have, MariaDevilish. Anyway, since you sprinted into this thread willingly, what are your thoughts on the subject?

Mariangeles:
Nigerians this! Nigerians that! Yet you want to kpeme on a Nigerian forum.

MariaDevilish, the first hater to bounce off the walls. Weren't you rejoicing Afrikaner farmers had been invited to leave SA? Don't wail over the antidote. For every Afrikaner that wants to leave, someone else is more than happy to fill their space under the wonderful South African sun😎

Nigerian haters will be happy to hear as Trump offers Afrikaner farmers refugee visas, there are others from UK, Israel and Southern Africa wishing to fill their space 😎

Farmers and agricultural workers are flooding into South Africa from neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia, and Mozambique.

This data was detailed in a recent Parliamentary Q&A, where the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) was asked for the total number of work permits issued in the last financial year.

In response, the DEL explained that it provides recommendations on corporate work visa applications regarding the availability of local labour in various categories.

According to the department, it received 60 corporate work visa applications covering 6,255 migrant workers.

Of these, the DEL negatively recommended (rejected) 5,383 (86%) and positively recommended (approved) 872 (14%).

The approved visas included workers from several countries, including China, India, the Kingdom of Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Pakistan, the UK, Israel, and Zimbabwe.

The various sectors included agriculture, education and training, manufacturing, mining, maritime, wholesale, and retail.

However, 91% (796) of the recommended approvals of work visas from the Department of Employment and Labour were for farmers and agricultural workers.

Most of these foreign agricultural workers came from neighbouring countries, Zimbabwe (445), Lesotho (250), Namibia (70), and Mozambique (30).

WHY ARE THEY COMING TO SOUTH AFRICA?

The chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), Wandile Sihlobo, told BusinessTech that these migrant farmers and workers are moving to South Africa for better opportunities and pay.

“South Africa’s agriculture is robust and growing. We had about 924,000 people working in primary agriculture at the end of the last quarter of 2024.

“There are workers in the sector from neighbouring countries who are attracted by competitive wages in South Africa’s agriculture,” he said.

“The revised agricultural Minimum Wage in South Africa is R28.79 per hour. In Namibia, the sectoral determination for farm workers is at R10 per hour.” This makes work in South Africa attractive, he said.

In some instances, Sihlobo added that farmers also provide lodging, which assists. Some, such as Lesotho, bring unique skills in sheep shearing, amongst other aspects.

However, Sihlobo stressed the importance of ensuring that South African workers receive primary work opportunities and that neighbouring countries supplement them when necessary.

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Google should pay South African media houses between 300 to 500 million rands (16 to 27 million dollars) annually over 3-5 years to address lost revenue and the imbalance in shared value.

These were the findings of the Competition Commission's Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) provisional report, which was released on Monday.

The report called for action against search engines like Google and social media sites like Meta.

The MDPMI was created and empowered by the Commission to establish an inquiry to investigate if there are features that may prevent and impede competition in the South African media landscape.

GOOGLE NEEDS TO PAY

Paula Fray, a panel member at the commission explained search engines like Google play a major role in helping and hurting South African media organisations.

She explained that Google receives between R800 to R900 million from South African news content.

The search engine, however, destroys around R160 to R200 million in potential value for South African media.

“Our assessment is that the imbalance in the share of total value is around R300 to R500 million annually,” Fray said.

The inquiry also found that there is a definite bias in Google’s algorithm, and this disadvantages South African media organisations in favour of international news outlets.

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

The MDPMI found that a majority of South Africans use social media as their primary news source.

The report found that platforms like X, TikTok, Meta, and YouTube drive news consumption in the country.

Fray said that Meta and X have deprioritised South African posts with links and this reduces referral traffic.

The report also found that South African news outlets are struggling to monetise views on YouTube in particular.

R300-500 MILLION IN COMPENSATION

James Hodge, the MDPMI chairperson said that South Africa needs to impose a 5-10% digital levy or tariff on social media and AI companies to compensate SA media for their loss in revenue.

He said that search engines need to also restore referral traffic.

Google needs to adjust search algorithms to support SA news media and reduce bias toward foreign platforms, Hodge explained.

These search engines also need to help support monetisation.

He said that Google for example needs to share anonymised user data and provide SEO assistance.

In terms of direct compensation, Hodge said that Google should pay SA media houses between R300 to 500 million annually over 3-5 years to address lost revenue and the imbalance in shared value.

He also added that Meta needs to stop deprioritising news on the Facebook feed to restore referral traffic to the media from its peak with at least a 100% increase in referral traffic.

It is important that Meta and X also stop deprioritising news posts with links in the user feed.

Lastly, Hodge said that YouTube needs to improve the ability of the media and broadcasters, including the SABC, to monetise their content on its platform through increases in the revenue share to 70% and active promotion of higher value direct sales by the media.

KingCold:
Lol, Nigeria and FOMO, MOnkey see, Monkey wants

😂😂😂

Starzo:
You know what's funny?, that randdigital guy looks at you in a more disgusting way than those you're trying to sellout to him

He's most definitely chuckling behind his keypad laughing at you, waiting to shove your stupidity in your face the day you both find yourselves at cross heirs .

Aswani is a decent human and stands by his ethics even if its him against the world. You on the other hand are a crowd pleasing dunder head.

aswani:
You wey nor bi mumu, see ya life for outside.

A woman from country A commits an offence in country B and is taken to court to give her a chance to defend herself and ya prick dey stand.

Its as simple as that. Your countrymen clearly don't understand the concept of law and order. I pity you rational ones.

Abelino:
Coming from Dirty Smelly Cannibal. Human eaters

Provide proof. I proved you're rotten-tomato and pepper eaters - that's why you disappeared for 12 hrs 😂😂😂

waternogatenemy:
RUN BITCH, RUN...

Yawn! 🥱🥱🥱 (coz you're lame, not coz of sleep)

Its half past midnight here, daddy gotta sleep now. As with everything SA, even our time is ahead of Hunger-geria.

waternogatenemy:
MY FRIEND, GO AND HAVE SEVERAL SEATS, U ARE VERY DISAPPOINTING.

IS THIS HOW U ARE GOING TO RUN SOUTH AFRICA YOU INHERITED FROM THE BOERS?

U NEED BRING YOUR A GAME AND LEAVE WOMEN.STUFF ALONE.

U DONT KNOW HOW ASHAME I FEEL SEEING BIG MEN DISCUSSING CHIDINMA WITH SERIOUSNESS.


MOVE ON ALREADY..

Are you drunk? You're the one all over this thread shouting in all caps. Generator fumes got you going mad. Bounce off the walls to another thread.

ShoeMarket:
You guys are somewhat another species of African people.

Yes, law abiding.

waternogatenemy:
YOUR PROSECUTORS ENGAGED IN WITCH HUNT?

IS CHIDINMA CASE DIFFERNT FROM THE THOUSANDS IN SOUTH AFRICA?

OR IT IS JUST A VENDETTA?

Identity fraud law wasn't written yesterday just to persecute Chidimma's family. Many thousands of people are behind bars for it. SA isn't a zoo, but i understand why you're brain damaged that side - you go through alot.

waternogatenemy:
STOP JUSTIFYING YOUR CRIMINLITY.
NO SOUTH AFRICAN SUFFERED BECAUSE YOU SOUTH AFRICANS ARE IN CHARGE, ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS COME TO THE TABLE, DROP THEIR PANT AND LET U HAVE YOUR WICKED WAY.
BANG ANOTHER ID FOR THEM

Provide proof. Our prosecutors will prove she's a fraudster. Let her bring forth names of her enablers. All of them go to jail. Case closed. You'll still be wailing though coz you're a crime sympathizer. No wonder your country is the way it is.

waternogatenemy:
NO THAT QUESTION IS TOO HARD.


U DONT WANT TO EXPLAIN HOW A SOUTH AFRICAN LIKE YOURSELF WORKING IN HOME AFFAIRS WAS BENDING WOMEN OVER THE TABLE AND RAPING THEM BEFORE YOU ISSUE ID.

NOW U HAVE COME TO CRY VICTIM HERE .


SAME WITH DRUGS, AFTER SMOKING AND DRINKING AWAY THE DAY, U WILL SATRT CALLING NIGERIA.

Bring evidence of South Africans defending corrupt officials. Unlike all of this thread where 90% of Nigerians have been defending a suspected criminal in the name of Chidimma's mother. Where's your evidence she didn't do it? Now you're shifting posts saying a South African enabled her. So you admit she committed a crime but still defending her & cussing at South Africans. You're a sick people. No wonder Chidimma couldn't stand you lot for 3 months.

joromii:
Lol. He's gay let him go

He's living a longer life than your olosho will ever let you live.

waternogatenemy:
STOLEN BY WHO?

ANSWER THAT QUESTION, IF U GET ANY ATOM OF TRUTH IN YOU

Ask your neighbour to read the article for you, and slowly this time around. Clearly you have reading and comprehension deficiencies.

FutureFocus:
All these are lies, tell better lies Kazalukufuli Obezekwizuka, the hate will kill you, trust Nigeria will lift her mother who you are hunting because her daughter outshined you all, just watch, Julius Malema has opened your buttocks to the public, he blamed your institution, you should be ashamed

All nigerians in SA prisons are there for either drugs or fraud. Nothing surprising with this case- none of us are shocked, she associated with nigerians. Only you guys are wailing and bouncing off the walls, knowing very well the shoe fits.