A 68-year-old Western Cape drug dealer has been sentenced in the Khayelitsha Priority Court after being convicted of dealing in drugs and multiple counts of money laundering.
Grace Nomazizi Kunjani was sentenced on Thursday after she was found guilty on 23 March 2026. Her arrest followed an investigation by the South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) of the Bellville-based Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team.
The case dates back to 14 March 2011 when investigators acted on information that mandrax was being stored at a property in Moor Street, Kenilworth. During a search of the premises, officers found Kunjani in possession of 24,719 mandrax tablets valued at more than R1.1 million, concealed in potato bags.
Further information led investigators to a second property in Chartwell Place, where they seized another 262,818 mandrax tablets worth more than R11.8 million and 2.1 kilograms of tik valued at R262,500. Cash amounting to R1.823 million, also concealed in potato bags, was confiscated.
For the drug dealing charges, Kunjani was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years.
“Further, the accused must submit herself and is placed under the following correctional supervision for a period of five (5) years with the following conditions. For the full duration of the correctional supervision, be placed under Twenty-Four (24) hours house arrest during the week,” added Hawks WC spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani
She also has to complete 384 hours of community service over 30 months and participate in a 12-month offender rehabilitation programme.
According to the Hawks, Kunjani also received suspended prison sentences of three years and five years for the money laundering charges.
As part of the sentence, assets worth more than R5.3 million were forfeited to the State. These include a house in the Western Cape, a house in East London, an Audi A5 Cabriolet, a Ford Ranger, a Toyota Quantum, about R380,000 in a bank account and R100,000 in cash.
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