On 18 February 2021, Nomandla Manjezi was sentenced to 36 months of Correctional Supervision by the Port Elizabeth Magistrates court.
This was as a result of an intensive investigation by the Serious Corruption Investigation of the Hawks in Port Elizabeth and subsequent trial of both her and co-accused.
Nomabandla Manjezi (47) and co-accused Abur Boker (40) were arrested on 13 March 2017 after information was received that the pair was selling fraudulent marriage certificates to foreign nationals for allegedly R5000-00 per certificate.
The case in respect of Abur Bokar was finalized on 14 August 2018 where he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment wholly suspended.
Nomabandla Manjezi was also found guilty of fraud and corruption on the 19 January 2019 and the matter was remanded for sentencing.
The Provincial Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in the Eastern Cape, Major General Obed Ngwenya applauded the team for treating this case with the seriousness it deserved. He also indicated that this should serve as a deterrent to those who commit crime
