FRIENDS and fans of Pretoria’s King of Bling William “Mashobane” Mbatha are supporting him on the Internet as he sits in prison awaiting his fate. Now the King of Bling has a group named after him on the social networking site Facebook.
The creator of the group makes it clear that the group is meant for “those who just love Mashobane and the flair he brings to Pretoria mahlanyeng”. The die-hard fans posted comments praising Mbatha, with many comments sounding like lines from a gangster film. And as far as they are concerned, “crime does pay – if you are smart enough”. One supporter likened him to the late Chicago Mafia boss Al Capone, calling Mbatha “Pretoria’s Al Capone”. Another said: “The guy rocks for making it in this dog-eat-dog world by showing us that even we small fishes (sic) can become big fishes.”
Pictures of luxury cars, guns, expensive champagne and Mbatha wearing expensive clothes festoon the site. Another fan gave this advice: “Hustle hard my people, no one will get paid if you don’t get that f#@*&% money yourself. Get rich or die trying. “Every one knows that the top feels better than the bottom.”
Source: The Sowetan
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
'King of Bling' in hot water again
William "King of Bling" Mbatha has been arrested - again. Barely a week after the man popularly known as "Mashobane" was controversially granted bail in a case in which he faces a charge of attempted robbery, among others, he was yesterday given bangles of a different kind when he went to report to the Germiston police station as part of his bail conditions.
Police said that after Mbatha was granted bail on August 6, he apparently proudly posed for photographers.Soon afterwards a complainant in a house robbery, which was committed in April this year, contacted the members of the Germiston Trio Task Team, identifying the man in the pictures as one of his attackers. They immediately obtained a warrant for his arrest. Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Tummi Golding confirmed the arrest yesterday.
It's understood a man who opened a police case in April recognised Mbatha from the press coverage and reported his finding to detectives handling his case. Golding explained that the man - whose identity has not been released - was pulled over by occupants of a silver BMW with flashing blue lights and blaring sirens. The victim, who lives in Alberton, assumed he was being pulled over by the police and complied. Two men then climbed into his Toyota Tazz and forced him to drive to his house. There, Golding said, they robbed him of jewellery, a laptop, two firearms and a rifle. The BMW did not have valid number plates.
Source: IoL
Police said that after Mbatha was granted bail on August 6, he apparently proudly posed for photographers.Soon afterwards a complainant in a house robbery, which was committed in April this year, contacted the members of the Germiston Trio Task Team, identifying the man in the pictures as one of his attackers. They immediately obtained a warrant for his arrest. Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Tummi Golding confirmed the arrest yesterday.
It's understood a man who opened a police case in April recognised Mbatha from the press coverage and reported his finding to detectives handling his case. Golding explained that the man - whose identity has not been released - was pulled over by occupants of a silver BMW with flashing blue lights and blaring sirens. The victim, who lives in Alberton, assumed he was being pulled over by the police and complied. Two men then climbed into his Toyota Tazz and forced him to drive to his house. There, Golding said, they robbed him of jewellery, a laptop, two firearms and a rifle. The BMW did not have valid number plates.
Source: IoL
Friday, August 7, 2009
Where’s justice? court sets the most wanted suspect free
ALLEGED crime kingpin William “Mashobane” Mbatha was out on R50000 bail for another case when the state alleges he tried to rob a businessman of R30000. But magistrate Hasani Mashimbye of the Germiston magistrate’s court is optimistic that the convicted criminal will not get into mischief again and shocked people in the courtroom yesterday when he granted one of Gauteng’s most wanted suspects R15000 bail. Prosecutor Thabo Motlhamme had argued that releasing Mbatha would not be in the interest of justice because he is facing nine unrelated charges in the Pretoria magistrate’s court, ranging from car theft and house-breaking to possession of an illegal firearm and tax offences.
Minister of Police Nathi Mthetwa’s office said there were many similar cases where repeat offenders got released by the courts. Spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said: “It is disturbing for police to use resources and hunt criminals, present them to the courts and only to have them released.” He said this was why government planned to review the justice system. Crime Intelligence spokesperson, Tummi Golding said: “Where is justice here? It is demoralising to the police who have worked so hard to get this man only to be released on such low bail.” Often called the “King of Bling”, Mbatha was arrested last week in Johannesburg, when he went to collect his Lamborghini. He was bust after an alleged attempted robbery in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, on July 14 in which he is said to have produced a fake police identity card. Detective Inspector Sathieseel Pillay earlier testified that after the botched robbery Mbatha had slipped into a police car and fled. The 36-year-old socialite told the court during his bail hearing on Wednesday that he had spent time in jail for theft, corruption and housebreaking. Then magistrate Mashimbye granted him bail yesterday.
The ruling caused a murmur of disbelief across the packed gallery. Mashimbye then ordered Mbatha to report to Pillay every Wednesday between 6am and 6pm until the trial is over.
Source: The Sowetan
Minister of Police Nathi Mthetwa’s office said there were many similar cases where repeat offenders got released by the courts. Spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said: “It is disturbing for police to use resources and hunt criminals, present them to the courts and only to have them released.” He said this was why government planned to review the justice system. Crime Intelligence spokesperson, Tummi Golding said: “Where is justice here? It is demoralising to the police who have worked so hard to get this man only to be released on such low bail.” Often called the “King of Bling”, Mbatha was arrested last week in Johannesburg, when he went to collect his Lamborghini. He was bust after an alleged attempted robbery in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, on July 14 in which he is said to have produced a fake police identity card. Detective Inspector Sathieseel Pillay earlier testified that after the botched robbery Mbatha had slipped into a police car and fled. The 36-year-old socialite told the court during his bail hearing on Wednesday that he had spent time in jail for theft, corruption and housebreaking. Then magistrate Mashimbye granted him bail yesterday.
The ruling caused a murmur of disbelief across the packed gallery. Mashimbye then ordered Mbatha to report to Pillay every Wednesday between 6am and 6pm until the trial is over.
Source: The Sowetan
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