Rustenburg Woman Accused of Money Laundering Issued Arrest Warrant After Using Sick Note to Skip Court Date

• A money laundering accused Rustenburg woman has gotten on the National Prosecuting Authority's bad side
• Dineo Precious Powane skipped her trial, furnishing a doctor's note to explain her absence
• The NPA has accused Powane of using delay tactics to avoid a speedy trial and has issued her with an arrest warrant

RUSTENBURG - A woman accused of money laundering has been accused of using delay tactics to skip out on her court appearance in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Rustenburg.

Dineo Precious Powane got a last-minute doctor's note dated from 30 August to 1 September to explain her absence from court. The state is not buying her story, which has resulted in an arrest warrant being issued for Powane.

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In a National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) statement sent to Briefly News, the state poked holes in Powane's reason for missing court, claiming that the woman was using the excuse of poor health to avoid a speedy trial.

The state said that while Powane told her lawyer that she was feeling ill on Monday, 28 August, she only decided to consult a doctor a day before the trial was meant to resume.

If the woman fails to appear in court on a set date, she will be arrested and her bail money will be forfeited.

Powane helps Zambian national steal R5m

Powane is accused of money laundering alongside Zambian national Evan Mutale. Mutale is facing 49 fraud charges and money laundering for stealing over R5 million from his employer, Jaira Constructions and Projects, IOL reported.

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Between September 2019 and November 2020, Mutale transferred money into Powane's account. Powane has no links to the company, and the transactions were done under the pretence of paying a service provider.

Doctor exposes drunk patient in sick note

In another story, Briefly News reported that labour law in South Africa requires a sick note from a medical professional if one is absent on a Monday. Turns out, one man has been following the law but for all the wrong reasons and his doctor was tired of it.

Almost everyone gets to Sunday and wonders where the weekend went, however, we get our big people pants on and get ready for the week ahead… not this man, though!

Twitter user @Shotgun_za shared a sick note allegedly written by Dr Resha Maharaj, who sees the same patient almost every Monday. The man has been coming there drunk and asking for a sick note to avoid trouble at work.

Source: Briefly News