She bragged about the perks of being a ‘doctor’ until the lies unravelled

She was a kind person but secretive about her family – and often boasted about the perks of being a medical doctor.

This is how an employee described a Cape Town woman who duped Johannesburg residents into believing she was a pulmonologist.

Sonnet-Mari Brand “practised” as a doctor for more than five months. Now she will spend Christmas behind bars: she first disappeared after being granted bail, then claimed a policeman with an “African surname” promised to make her case go away for R30,000...