Govt officials arrested after R6.7 million worth of diamonds goes missing
The Hawks have arrested four government officials on suspicion of theft after diamonds went missing from the Kimberley jewellery academy.
Siseko Gwegwe is a long-suffering Bafana Bafana fan. The problem began at his parents' home in Khayelitsha in 1996 as Brazil came back from 2-0 to beat SA 3-2. He grew up in Cape Town reading his mom’s Drum magazines and his father’s Kick Off and City Press weeklies. Siseko spends summers at his second hometown, Middelburg in the Eastern Cape. After studying journalism at Varsity College, he worked at Soccer Laduma for over three years before going international with Futaa for two years. His experience includes news and entertainment reporting.
The Hawks have arrested four government officials on suspicion of theft after diamonds went missing from the Kimberley jewellery academy.
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