NGO to Help People Get IDs

Kabelo Thibedi, a man who made headlines when he held a Home Affairs employee, Lanelle Small, hostage with a toy gun in an attempt to get his identity card (ID), wants to start a NGO to help people who are struggling to get their ID books.

Thibedi was sentenced in 2006 but appealed his conviction and the Johannesburg High Court backdated his sentence two weeks ago, which means he will not have to serve jail time.

On November 30, 2005, Thibedi locked himself and Small in a room for about six hours, demanding his ID before he would release her. Home affairs officials eventually brought the ID book to him from Pretoria.

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