1. Mr Maruwa appeared on 24 August 2007 before the Springs Regional Court on eleven (11) counts of fraud and was convicted on all counts on 29 September 2009. He was sentenced, on 9 November 2009, to a fine of R5 000.00 or 12 months imprisonment. He appealed his criminal conviction and sentence. The judges on appeal did not give judgment on 3 March 2011. Instead, the matter was referred to a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. The appeal was to be heard on Monday 25 July 2011.