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Mathew Masinge
TWO men – Bonface Sibanda (36) and Vavarirai Mark (29) – have been jailed two years each for stealing from a Canadian tourist who was camped in Mvuma.
Sibanda and Mark were nabbed after they pounced on Kevin Paul Blackie in February last year and went away with a briefcase containing a laptop, US$2 000, 1 000 Canadian dollars and ZAR1 000.
Two Canadian passports were also stolen during the raid.
A police report was made leading to Sibanda and Mark’s arrest and the recovery of US$770, 530 Canadian dollars and the two travelling documents.
The duo were convicted and sentenced by a Mvuma Magistrate after they were charged with unlawful entry.
They were both sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, with six months suspended on condition that they do not commit a similar offence in the next five years.
An additional six months was suspended on condition that they each pay Blackie US$665 and R500 by May 31.
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Bongani Ndlovu