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This happened in 2013 and 2014. The fraudulent claims add up to R10 million.<\/P><P><\/P><P>Yesterday was their first high court appearance. The matter was postponed to 19 January 2022 for plea proceedings.<\/P><P><\/P><P>Source: South African Police Service<\/P><P><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Eastern Cape Health member of the executive council, Sindiswa Gomba and her co-accused made their first appearance in the East London High Court on 5 October 2021. 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