Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria

Date: 23 Jan 2007
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria

On 23 January 2007 Presley Chweneyagae (22) was arrested near Sunnyside in Pretoria for driving with an allegedly fake Ivorian driver's license. He was released on bail of R2 000. At the end of February, Chweneyagae, who portrayed a gangster in Gavin Hood's film Tsotsi, pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud when he appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court. He was given a fine of R5000 or six months imprisonment; he opted for the fine. Chweneyagae won an award for outstanding performance by a lead actor for his role in Tsotsi at the Black Movie Awards in Los Angeles in 2006, heading off competition from established actors like Denzel Washington, Cuba Gooding and Tyrese Gibson. The movie won an Oscar for best foreign film at the 2006 Academy Awards ceremony.

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01News24,"Tsotsi star arrested",From: News24,[Online], Available at:www.news24.com,[Accessed: 19 December 2013]
02Modern Tribalist"Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning South African film Tsotsi, has appeared in court in Pretoria to face a fraud charge",From: Modern Tribalist,[Online], Available at:moderntribalist.blogspot.com,[Accessed: 19 December 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013702

South African History Online (2011) 'Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013702 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).

South African History Online, Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013702, (accessed 23 July 2026).

"Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013702. Accessed 23 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013702.