Alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack appears at the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court. (Photo: OJ Koloti/Gallo Images)
Alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack has appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate s Court along with his co-accused.
Modack and others are facing multiple charges relating to a gun licence fraud scheme.
The matter was postponed because the State is awaiting authorisation to add racketeering to the charge sheet.
The Kempton Park Magistrate s Court was heavily guarded by dozens of law enforcement officials, including many who were armed with assault rifles, when alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack appeared on charges relating to a gun licence fraud scheme.
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Citizen reporter It was reported that the girl had just exited a school bus when she approached her victim and stabbed him with an unknown instrument. Picture: iStock
According to Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, Lesagae, who was a Grade 12 learner aged 18, had just exited a school bus outside of school premises, when Montsho, then aged 17, approached and stabbed him with an unknown instrument.
The incident was reported to the police who managed to trace and arrest the accused shortly after the incident.
Lesagae was rushed to Khunwana Clinic, but was certified dead on arrival.
“On sentencing the accused, the court declared her unfit to possess firearm in terms of Section 103 of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000), while three of the eight years’ imprisonment was suspended for five years on condition that she is not convicted of
South African gun owners have lambasted the police for what they describe as the “chaos which reigns supreme” in its processing of gun licence applications at all levels.
Gun Owners South Africa national chairman Paul Oxley, reacting to the SAPS’s admission this week that it was experiencing delays in the processing of gun licence applications, said the association was well aware of the backlog which had been a problem for years.
National Police spokesperson Vish Naidu said the South African Police Service Central Firearm Registry had been experiencing delays in processing firearm licence applications due to various reasons, in particular, the Covid-19 pandemic. He said police officers had to comply with Covid-19 regulations to self-isolate and this had been a leading cause of delays in recent months. The processing of applications was taking up to 120 days, Naidu said.
âThis situation has resulted in unexpected consequences on the service delivery front,â he said.
But Saga chair Paul Oxley said the police have refused to implement the electronic connectivity upon which the FCA was based back in 2004.
âThe chickens have been coming home to roost regularly ever since⦠To attempt to blame this all on Covid-19 is merely the latest in a long litany of Saps incompetence,â he said.
According to Oxley, in 2009, the Saps had about 950 000 firearm licence application backlog which led to the court order, still in force, deeming all previous holders of licences, permits and authorisations to still be valid.