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Bogus radiographer's sentencing postponed to November

Asisipho Mbekela


The sentencing of a bogus radiographer from Mthatha, who practiced for months without the proper qualifications, has been postponed yet again.

Twenty-seven-year-old Asisipho Mbekela has been found guilty of three counts of fraud and two counts of forgery in the Gqeberha Specialized Commercial Crimes Court last year.

By the time a probe into Mbekela's qualification was instituted, she was doing her community service as a radiographer at Livingstone Hospital.

The trial has been dragging for four years and Mbekela has since given birth to a son.

During a brief appearance in court today, the matter was postponed to the 8th of November, for sentencing.

The postponement was done on the agreement of both the state and the defence. 

A report as to who would take care of the minor should she be sentenced to jail has so far been one of the delays in the matter.