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NABBED: Mulalo Mokoena briefly appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court yesterday for fraud. PHOTO: ELIJAR MUSHIANA

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Mokoena, 51, who appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court yesterday alongside two of her co-accused, is accused of defrauding several people of thousands of rands.

Her lawyer, Chris Koen, and her business partner, Johan Lambrecht, were granted bail of R10000 each and their case was postponed to October 31.

They are accused of acting "with common purpose" when they allegedly assisted Mokoena to defraud several people of money amounting to R750,000.

The investigating officer yesterday said that she would oppose bail.

Mokoena allegedly defrauded a farmer who she had promised a R3.8-million loan.

It is alleged Koen had lured the farmer to seek a loan from Mokoena. He allegedly told the farmer to deposit R7,100 to secure the loan.

Mokoena is also accused of presenting fraudulent documents to a local car dealership that authorised her to buy three cars without a deposit.

The cars have not been paid for and one of them is damaged "beyond repair" after one of Mokoena's business associates was involved in an accident.

At the time of her arrest last week, Mokoena was out on R2,000 bail after her arrest in September last year when she was charged with 19 counts of fraud.

Police spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said Mokoena had allegedly swindled unsuspecting members of the party out of thousands of rands.

The party's provincial secretary, Caroline Manamela, allegedly gave Mokoena her Chrysler Voyager after Mokoena had promised to pay for it, but never did.

Manamela also allegedly gave Mokoena hand-crafted conference furniture worth R82000, a three-door fridge and a photocopying machine, which she is also alleged to have promised to pay for.

She claims that Mokoena gave her a cheque for R97,000, but when she went to cash it she discovered that the account on which the cheque was drawn no longer existed.

Godfrey Tlaka alleges that he gave Mokoena R148,000 in cash and was given two cheques which later bounced.

- frankm@sowetan.co.za

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Aug 14, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Yhu if this is true this old lady o rata ntho tse ntle maan!!! I have always wonderd what are the origins of the name KOEN??? Can someone assist?
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Aug 14, 2012

Rosco

How do you trust someone with so many rings on their fingers...that shud have served as a warning
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Aug 14, 2012

Kaylae

Women are defrauding,Men are k1lling and raping children and wives South Africa has become its own enemy
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Aug 14, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Rosco
Your correct Sir the RINGS? remeber Lord of The Rings
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Aug 14, 2012

golly459

No one to trust this days;we woman became more evil's than man's
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Aug 14, 2012

Lungu

Mama D the real deal, eišh makinza a asa exista, Who was born from her womb?
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Aug 14, 2012

vivla

hooooo lo mama, she is like the female version of Papa G. I wouldn't trust her from a mile away.
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Aug 14, 2012

Obeleki

ANC corruption?
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Aug 14, 2012

eisleben

In the old USA the word coon was used 'in those days' to refer to black actors who would take roles that stereotypically portrays black people. They think they’ve made it but they are slaves to the same images. In the modern day Mzansi has been changed to Cape Town Minstrel Carnival in order to divert from its original USA (short for raccoon). Therefore, we may assume that the original Koen might have been of Dutch decent who was given that surname because he was ugly like a raccoon. Isn't this person the same woman who donated some million buck and a pick-up truck to the NFP when the party was formed? With all those ornaments around her fingers I will think twice about her hands going anywhere near my crotch. Even if the offer for a life altering blowjob was in the offing.
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Aug 14, 2012

eisleben

Limpopo businesswoman Mulalo Mkhathini donated R1 million to the NFP and presented Magwaza-Msibi with a R1,6 million Nissan Patrol 4x4 double cab. Ok, this must have been a different Mulalo, but, hey, bring me my beer.
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