Man’s fraud conviction overturned

RIDWAAN Rajah, the sole member of Good Hope Plasterers CC trading as Good Hope Construction, has been acquitted of fraud, theft, and perjury following an appeal to the Western Cape High Court.

- BY TRACY-LYNN RUITERS

The judgment, delivered on 12 September 2024, set aside the earlier convictions handed down by the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.

According to court papers, the charges stem from a 2010 contract between Good Hope Construction and the National Department of Public Works (DPW) to renovate buildings in the parliamentary precinct.

As part of the project, Good Hope Construction appointed Winlite Aluminium Windows and Doors as a subcontractor to construct four curtain screens.