5 Stories That Went Viral in SA This Week

 Some spectacular, hilarious and embarrassing things have taken place all over Mzansi this week and we don't want you to miss any of the big things. From a cleaner's incredible weekend glow-up to a classic clap back at one of the biggest restaurants, we bring you the stories that went viral.

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1.Hamilton Ndlovu's house of cards comes crashing down as he's ordered to repay R158m.

High-flying businessman Hamilton Ndlovu was once the envy of many petrolheads as he flaunted his fleet of luxury vehicles on Twitter, inadvertently setting tongues wagging about how a man in his early 30s could afford to spend millions on five cars, including a Porsche and a Lamborghini, in one day.

Soon after posting his high-end cars to social media in May 2020, his big spending started to unravel as the Hawks and Special Investigating Unit (SIU) took aim at multi-million rand personal protection equipment (PPE) contracts he scored earlier in the year.

2.DEVELOPING | NPA engaging relevant authorities on Gupta arrest

Dubai police on Tuesday said it was coordinating the extradition to South Africa of Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African president Jacob Zuma. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it is engaging with the relevant authorities regarding the arrest of the two Gupta brothers in the UAE.

"Extradition is a complex process involving many role players, including the executive. It would therefore not be appropriate for the NPA to discuss the details of that process in the media but can confirm that we are engaging with relevant authorities in SA and UAE," it said in a statement on Tuesday.

"The NPA has an experienced team of internal and external experts who are working closely with law enforcement and our partners in the criminal justice system on the matter," the statement added. 

3. Right-wing leader Harry Knoesen found guilty of planning to overthrow the government

Harry Johannes Knoesen, 64, the leader of the right-wing organization National Christian Resistance Movement aka the "Crusaders” has been found guilty of five charges related to conspiring to overthrow the government.  Knoesen is one of the five people who were accused of planning to overthrow the government and replace it with one run by the Crusaders. The group was accused of planning to target national key points, malls, and informal settlements. 

4. Justice dept confirms arrests of 'fugitives' Rajesh and Atul Gupta - but no word on extradition yet

Alleged state capture fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta are behind bars in Dubai, but the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will need to make a compelling case for their extradition to ensure they finally face trial in South Africa.

After News24 revealed the brothers had been arrested, over four months after Interpol issued a red notice for them in connection with fraud and money laundering charges, the justice department confirmed it had "received information from law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates [UAE] that fugitives of justice, namely, Rajesh and Atul Gupta have been arrested".

"Discussions between various law enforcement agencies in the UAE and South Africa on the way forward are ongoing. The South African government will continue to cooperate with the UAE," it added.

5. SEE | 'It is an infringement' - UCT slams exam disruption after group pulls papers off students' desks

A small group of people disrupted mid-year exams at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) sports hall by pulling papers off the desks and throwing them on the floor. "On Monday a group of individuals who are neither employees nor students of the University of Cape Town disrupted exams on UCT's upper campus. UCT condemns these actions in the strongest possible terms," the university tweeted. It reported cases of malicious damage to property and trespassing to the police. "It is an infringement on the rights of students to sit their mid-year exams in a conducive environment. Campus Protection Services officers are working to secure all exam venues on upper campus."