Fake 'Omang' cases on the rise
Monday, February 06, 2023 | 820 Views |
Identity card PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
One such case went before Magistrate Wanani Ngebani on Friday where a 36-year-old Zimbabwean Lindiwe Ncube appeared.
Ncube is charged with "uttering a false document (Omang) to an official" of the Department of Civil and National Registration in the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs on January 13 at Ntshe House. When she appeared in court, the State made an application for her remand in custody because investigations are still at an initial stage.
Her story is heartbreaking not only because she is fighting for her life at such a tender age, but because her parents have spent months navigating a medical journey filled with uncertainty, delays, and rising fear.What began as something that seemed as simple as jaundice has escalated into a life-threatening condition that now requires an urgent liver transplant.For Asli’s parents, the reality is devastating. They are not asking for luxuries...