/ 4 March 2021

Vodacom swindled out of more than R24m worth of iPhones

Vodacom Group Ltd. Headquarters And Phone Store As Revenue Rises
Details of how mobile giant Vodacom was allegedly swindled of R24.6-million through the "theft" of more than 8 700 Apple iPhones by the Poonsammy family have been revealed in an intricate trial. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A former employee allegedly ran an intricate scam to steal 8700 phones from the cellular giant

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