Mozambican national Moses Inguana now having assumed the new identity of Dipolelo Sebonego, 21 April 2023. Picture: Sibongumenzi Sibiya/The Citizen
In one particular case which The Citizen uncovered in the Ramochana community in North West, a Mozambican immigrant allegedly used the birth certificate of his girlfriend’s brother to acquire a South African ID.A resident, we shall refer to as Themba to protect his identity, has expressed his frustration after numerous attempts to report the scheme to authorities amounted to nothing.
The real Dipolelo Sebonego is his girlfriend Linah Sebonego’s brother, who apparently sold his birth certificate to Inguana, who used the document to obtain an ID card. When approached with this information, Linah was cagey about discussing her boyfriend’s identity or admitting that Dipolelo was, in fact, her brother.
Dipolelo Sebonego who now goes by the name of Thapelo Edwin Sato after his birth certificate was allegedly used by a Mozambican immigrant to obtain a SA Identity Document. 21 April 2023. Picture: Sibongumenzi Sibiya/The CitizenThe Sato family explained that Dipolelo arrived in the village without a birth certificate and a baptismal certificate was arranged with their church, which allowed him to obtain an identity document and attend school.
In the video, the woman can be heard telling an acquaintance how Inguana used her ex-boyfriend’s birth certificate to obtain an ID and that he was even receiving the latter’s R350 Social Distress Relief grant.
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