The four were found to be operating a scam to produce fake documents.

Police spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said a mini-Home Affairs clandestine operation was uncovered in Nkambako village near Letsitele. He said the four men were arrested for fraud and possession of suspected stolen property. The men, aged between 29 and 57, were arrested for producing fake birth certificates.

Mulaudzi said the investigation was prompted by a person who went to Home Affairs in Giyani to apply for an ID, only for officials to discover that his birth certificate was fake. The man led police to a hut in Nkambako village near Letsitele where the four men were arrested.

"Inside the hut we found six fake birth certificates, as well as a computer and scanner allegedly used to print the documents."

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Jul 6, 2012

imd

Story not clear man.......
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Jul 6, 2012

shaharazad

The authorities dont need to go to Giyani, just round the corner in Hillbrow, Nigerians are selling them like hot cakes
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Jul 6, 2012

1andonlybucs

Mr Editor please double check your headings before your paste your stories.is it the weekend excitement or you high already?
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Jul 6, 2012

thandoluhle

JUL 6, 2012
shaharazad
The authorities dont need to go to Giyani, just round the corner in Hillbrow, Nigerians are selling them like hot cakes
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IDIOT!!!! the people who are arrested are our own South african Brothers. why is it convenient for you to ignore that only to have a go at Nigerians? thats why crime is such a huge problem here because we are quick to blame foreigners for all our problems.
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Jul 9, 2012

DAW

I think this man got a fake birth certificate from these guys, then tried to use that to apply for an ID, but they caught him out at the Dept of Home Affairs. He was then probably told he would be arrested and he agreed to take them to where he had obtained the fake ID. Why he would be "unsuspecting" is rather unclear. Shocking journalism.
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