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A shocking corruption scandal rocks South Africa as Pastor Bhekumuzi Sandlana and Judge Portia Phahlane face charges of bribery and money laundering—allegedly involving a two-million-rand payoff to sway a court ruling in a high-stakes church leadership battle. The case, rooted in a 2016 power vacuum after the founder’s son died, has been delayed as prosecutors dig into new evidence and the defense sifts through 6,000 pages of undisclosed cellphone records. A co-accused, Tshepo Phuthi, avoided arrest after presenting a doctor’s note. Authorities have also frozen a six-million-rand property linked to the judge, suspected to be tainted by illicit funds. All are on bail—except one released on warning—while the courtroom drama unfolds with mounting tension and unanswered questions.

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