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The former owner of the Sunridge SUPERSPAR saw accountant Jonathan Blow as a brother — until he destroyed their trust and stole more than R40m to fuel his gambling addiction.

A chartered accountant has been convicted of stealing R51m from his clients in the Eastern Cape.

A disgraced Gqeberha accountant has finally confessed to stealing more than R52m from two major retail stores which employed him to manage their books.

The accountant was finally convicted by the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Gqeberha, marking a significant milestone in this protracted legal battle.

A chartered accountant has been convicted of stealing R51m from his clients in the Eastern Cape.

After being accused of stealing more than R52m from two major retail stores in Nelson Mandela Bay, disgraced former chartered accountant Jonathan Blow will spend almost another month in custody before he returns to court.

A Gqeberha chartered accountant accused of stealing more than R52m from two retail outlets appeared briefly in the city’s magistrate’s court on Wednesday where his case was postponed pending possible plea negotiations with the state.

A Gqeberha chartered accountant accused of stealing more than R52m from two retail outlets appeared briefly in the city’s magistrate’s court on Wednesday where his case was postponed pending possible plea negotiations with the state.

It was second time unlucky for theft accused accountant Jonathan Blow, whose appeal against a magistrate’s decision not to grant him bail was dismissed on Tuesday.

Convinced that a chartered accountant, accused of stealing more than R52m from at least two supermarkets in Nelson Mandela Bay, likely stashed some of the money abroad, the state has opposed his high court bid to overturn a magistrate’s decision not to grant him bail.