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OVER 1 000 FRAUDULENT UMDABULA TICKETS

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MBABANE – It never rains but pours for Umdabula Festival founder and director, Mbekezeli ‘Mdabula’ Zulu.


It has transpired that there were over 1 000 forged tickets;  some of which were sold to the public.
The forged general tickets were being sold for E150 instead of E350, while the golden circle tickets went for E300 instead of the E500.
Information gathered is that the fake tickets were printed in South Africa and were then brought to a local agent who was responsible for the sale.


The sale went on for about two weeks before the show. The fake tickets were noted on the first day of the show after some of the fun lovers who had bought them were turned away at the venue.
They informed the police that they had bought the tickets from an agent for as little as E200.
Police began to investigate the matter and their investigation led to the arrest of one suspect who is alleged to have been the local agent.


As the investigation continued, it transpired that the tickets were sourced from South Africa. The police did not close their investigation with the hope that the South African agent would also be arrested.
Chief Police Information and Communication Officer Superintendent Khulani Mamba confirmed the arrest of one suspect who has since been charged with theft by false pretence.


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“Police are investing a case which is in connection with forged tickets of the Umdabula Festival.
“At the moment we have a suspect who has been arrested. I must say the investigation has not been closed as there is another suspect on this matter who is still on the loose,” Mamba said.
Called for comment, Zulu confirmed that some of the tickets for his show had been forged but referred all questions to the police.
“The police are the ones who can give you most of the information. I was informed that there is a suspect who has been arrested but I cannot elaborate much on the issue,” Zulu said.

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