Judge’s 86-year-old dad goes to court to prove he is alive to home affairs after scam

What was originally thought to be an administrative error looks like the work of fraudsters

28 August 2023 - 20:52 By TANIA BROUGHTON

The elderly father of a KwaZulu-Natal judge was himself in the high court on Friday, to prove that he was alive and well — in spite of home affairs having declared him dead...

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