Child sex case to resume

Dr Genchen Rugnath and Sandile Patrick Zweni, the man accused of running a string of prostitutes from his hotel, had a fallout over a R20 fee the girls were charged for bringing clients to the hotel, the court heard last month.

   

Rugnath is charged along with his wife Ravina, Zweni, Nonduzo Dlamini and Bhabha Dubazini.
   

They have all pleaded not guilty to 156 charges, including assault, rape, sexual exploitation of a child, and racketeering.
   

Veena Budhram, former manager of the Inn Town Lodge and the Down Town Lodge in Durban, told the court at the last court appearance that the women had to pay "an additional amount of R20 apart from the room amount being paid".
   

This would allow the women to use the rooms for two hours, but then Zweni stopped paying the money.