Rwandan national Fulgence Kayishema appeared at Cape Town Magistrates Court charged with two counts of fraud and three counts of transgression of the Immigration Act.
The State alleges that in January 2000 he gave out and pretended to another person by giving a wrong name and stating he was a Burundian national.
He did the same in 2004 when he applied for a formal refugee status.
He also stayed in the country in the country illegally.
The state asked for the case to be postponed for seven days for investigation as it also intends to add more charges. It also indicated that it will oppose bail. His case has been postponed until 2 June 2023 for further investigation
