Mining ‘billionaire’s’ case postponed

Mandla Lamba may be the country's youngest mining magnate - a 'billionaire' at 25 - but the spectre of crime hangs over him which, he says, is all a plot to discredit him. Photo: Courtesy of the Sunday World.

Mandla Lamba may be the country's youngest mining magnate - a 'billionaire' at 25 - but the spectre of crime hangs over him which, he says, is all a plot to discredit him. Photo: Courtesy of the Sunday World.

Published May 24, 2011

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The case against South Africa's 'youngest billionaire' was postponed in the Orlando Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, said police.

Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said Mandla Lamba would appear again on June 8 when he was expected to bring a formal ail application.

Lamba faces 15 charges of fraud, theft and culpable homicide related to a 2007 car accident in which two people died.

He was arrested on May 10 at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Lamba claims to a have become a billionaire at the age of 25 from interests in gold, diamond and manganese mining. - Sapa

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