Windhoek -The case in which well-known fashion designer Hambeleleni ‘Hem’ Matsi is facing fraud charges will proceed in the Windhoek Magistrate’s court on April 26.
The mater was remanded on Monday for the Prosecutor General’s decision on how the matter should proceed. She is facing charges of fraud and defeating or obstructing the course of justice. Matsi allegedly connived with people to burn her car so that she could claim insurance money of N$75 000.
She was arrested in December 2014 and released on a bail of N$5 000. Matsi pleaded not guilty when she made her second appearance before court last October. Represented by Willem Visser, the charges were explained to her and she replied that she understood the charges: “I am pleading not guilty”.
Visser informed the court that they will not disclose the basis of their defence.
Matsi is a fashion designer and medical technologist. She owns a fashion label, called Hemline. She started in fashion five years ago as a hobby, but it soon grew into a viable business. At the time her arrest in December 2014 it was reported that a second suspect would be arrested but to date it is not clear whether anyone else has been arrested in connection with the fraud case.
She started in fashion five years ago and it was more of a hobby but two years later it grew into a business.