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1977 Krugersdorp bank robbery. During the four-day Easter weekend of 1977 (30 April – 1 May) a burglary took place at the Standard Bank in Krugersdorp, South Africa. The criminals gained access to the bank vault by digging a tunnel underneath the building. Over R 400,000 (equivalent to over R 19.5 million in 2018) was stolen in the robbery.
André Charles Stander (22 November 1946 – 13 February 1984) was a South African criminal and policeman. One of the most infamous bank robbers in South Africa's history, Stander was notorious for the audacious manner with which he carried out his crimes; he sometimes carried out the crime on his lunch break, often returning to the scene as an investigating officer.
George Allan Heyl (died April 17, 2020) was a South African criminal, member of the Stander Gang. [1]Heyl met his accomplices André Stander and Lee McCall in 1977, while they were in prison together (Heyl had been sentenced in 1977 for an earlier string of bank robberies); [1] Stander and McCall escaped from prison in August 1983, and broke Heyl out in October of that same year.
Budget. $15 million. Box office. $296,584 [2] Stander is a 2003 South African biographical film directed by Bronwen Hughes, about Captain André Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber, starring Thomas Jane, who initially turned down the role. [3] The filmmakers were able to talk to Allan Heyl, one of Stander's accomplices ...
Stephen Goodson. Stephen Mitford Goodson (1948 - 4 August 2018) was a South African banker, author and politician who was the leader of South Africa's Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party. He stood as a candidate for the Ubuntu Party in the 2014 General Elections. [1][2] Goodson has authored a total of 7 books on banking and history.
Bank robbery is the criminal act of stealing from a bank, specifically while bank employees and customers are subjected to force, violence, or a threat of violence. This refers to robbery of a bank branch or teller , as opposed to other bank-owned property, such as a train , armored car , or (historically) stagecoach .
The bank supervisor Christine shows to be both helpful and sympathetic. Captain Langerman names the three fully, enforcing their suspicions of a mole. They request a helicopter and unarmed pilot, and mention one of the bank customers is American. However, at the last moment they choose a tall white Boer instead, as the American is also black.
Mminele spent eight years (1987 to 1995) in various roles at the Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, at its offices in Düsseldorf and London. [2] He returned to South Africa in 1995, then spent about two years at Commerzbank, working as a customer relations manager in corporate banking, and about equal time at African Merchant Bank, as a project and structured finance specialist, based in ...