Durban businessman Alvin Pather will have to swap Zimbali Estate for jail

There has been 'lawfare' in a R70m fraud case which has been going on for almost a decade

04 March 2024 - 21:36 By TANIA BROUGHTON

Durban businessman Alvin Pather will have to swap his Zimbali Estate home for a prison cell after he failed in his bid for bail pending a court application in which he seeks to review his conviction for fraud involving about R70m. ..

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