owner of the car that kwaito star Mandoza crashed a week ago was arrested for his alleged involvement in an asset fraud syndicate

owner of the car that kwaito star Mandoza crashed a week ago was arrested for his alleged involvement in an asset fraud syndicate, the Hawks said on Monday.Musa Zondi, spokesperson for the police's special investigations unit, the Hawks, said the man was arrested along with eight others in Honeydew late on Thursday night.
The men, who were mainly Zimbabwean nationals, allegedly stole people's identities, took out loans at banks to buy property and vehicles and resold the assets again. When the banks tried to trace the owners, they ran into a wall.The Times newspaper reported the investigation started when police found the Mini Cooper in which Mandoza, whose real name was Mduduzi Tshabalala, was injured when it crashed into a tree in Weltevreden Park last week. Mandoza, who suffered head injuries, was apparently in the back seat, while his friend - the owner of the car - arrived on the scene 45 minutes later after the police called him.Zondi said the Hawks had an ongoing project in which asset fraud was investigated, and the fact that this might have come out of the accident investigation may have been coincidental. The main case, he said, was in Silverton in Pretoria.He said it was possible that there may be more arrests as the investigation was ongoing."For now, it was only the eight," he said.The Times reported that one of the eight arrested was Mandoza's neighbour.
Zondi said Mandoza was not linked to the investigation at the moment and was not arrested.