Intellimali lays charges against Mani over misappropriated money
Meanwhile, the ‘traumatised’ student who spent more than R800,000 is getting threats from other students and looking for a pro bono lawyer
Intellimali‚ the company that accidentally deposited R14m into Walter Sisulu University student Sibongile Mani’s account‚ has opened a case of theft relating to her spending more than R800‚000 of the money. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Miranda Mills said: "Intellimali officials laid a charge [on Tuesday] at [the] Berlin police station. The normal investigation procedures will be followed." Mani‚ who is the branch secretary of the Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania (Pasma) has had her life turned upside down over the past week after it was revealed she had spent more than R800‚000 of the money accidentally paid into her account. In a statement last week‚ Intellimali CEO Michael Ansell said: "The student … did not report the oversight but chose rather to access the funds. When the error was discovered in early August 2017‚ she had misappropriated R818‚000."
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