North West businessman Suliman Carrim faces fresh criminal charges linked to the alleged attempted theft of two vehicles belonging to Absa.

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Carrim appeared in the Musina Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Thursday, 22 October, in connection with allegations involving fraudulent bank documents and an attempt to move vehicles across the border.

The case was postponed to 30 October for a bail application.

The latest development adds to Carrim’s legal troubles as he awaits a separate bail ruling over his alleged failure to appear before the Madlanga Commission.

CARRIM LINKED TO ALLEGED VEHICLE THEFT

According to police, the latest charges stem from an incident at the Beitbridge border post on 22 July 2026.

Officers intercepted two vehicles that were allegedly being transported from Mahikeng in the North West to Malawi.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said investigators established that arrangements had allegedly been made to obtain bank authorisation documents for the vehicles to leave South Africa.

However, the required authorisation was allegedly not provided.

Investigators believe fraudulent bank documents were subsequently arranged to facilitate the vehicles’ movement across the border.

The vehicles were still under finance and were returned to the bank.

Two suspects were initially arrested in connection with the incident.

The Commission’s Recommendations Task Team added Carrim as an accused in the two cases on Wednesday, 21 October.

The National Prosecuting Authority alleges that Carrim acted with others in an attempt to remove the vehicles from South Africa using fraudulent documentation.

The allegations remain before the courts.

MADLANGA COMMISSION CASE CONTINUES

Carrim’s latest court appearance follows his arrest at OR Tambo International Airport earlier this month.

He was arrested while preparing to travel abroad after allegedly failing to return to the Madlanga Commission despite being directed to appear.

He appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, where the State opposed his release on bail.

Prosecutors argued that he posed a flight risk.

Carrim’s legal representatives disputed this and maintained that he intended to return to South Africa.

The Pretoria court postponed its bail ruling to 28 October.

Carrim remains in custody and is expected back in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on 30 October in connection with the vehicle case.

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It’s been a long time since the Blue Mountain Eagles were last truly tested.

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The Eagles, sitting at 7-1 overall, ran through their Schuylkill League schedule with little pushback. While there were a couple close quarters and halves, the Eagles ultimately dominated their competition, outscoring league opponents 243-65 with average margin of victory of 40.5 points per game.

The last time they were tested for a full 48 minutes was on Sept. 4 against the Southern Lehigh Spartans. Against the defending Class 4A state champions, the Eagles fell 45-36, going toe-to-toe with the Spartans for all four quarters.

“Came up short in the Southern Lehigh game, which was a great test for us. I think we learned some things from that ball game in regards to cleaning up our special teams and just situational awareness in a game,” Blue Mountain coach Chuck Kutz said. “Third-and-long or whatever it be, knowing where to be. So I think we’ve learned from that.”

Now the challenge awaiting the Eagles on Friday night will be the Shamokin Area Indians. Numerous outlets from around the state rank the Indians as the No. 1 team in Class 4A in the state. It’s easy to see why.

The Indians enter the week with a perfect 8-0 record and have outscored opponents 376-48.

Their closest win of the year was a mere 21-point win over Jersey Shore, 35-14. Across their games, they’ve allowed just 48 points, surrendering an average of 6 points per game while scoring an average of 47.

No opponent has scored more than 14 points against the Indians all season.

Headlining the Shamokin roster is quarterback and future Wake Forest Demon Deacon Logan Steele, who’ll play wide receiver at the college level.

An elite athlete, Steele has thrown for 830 yards and 10 touchdowns while also rushing for 842 yards and 14 touchdowns.

A run-first offense, Shamokin also has three other ballcarriers with 250+ yards this season, including Trey Taylor with 55 carries for 423 yards and Ryan Bickert with 25 carries for 255 yards. Noah Ringes has also had a great season on the ground with 55 carries for 460 yards, but suffered a broken collarbone against Jersey Shore and hasn’t played since.

With the No. 1 team in Class 4A coming to town, Blue Mountain is expecting a packed Eagles’ Nest on Friday night with plenty of fanfare around the game, including radio and television broadcasts.

“I think it’s a great environment for us to play a game,” Kutz said. “Especially it leads up to playoff atmosphere down the road here, as it does with just a quality, quality opponent. The big thing about Shamokin is I don’t know if they’ve lost a regular-season game in two seasons. So the confidence level of that program is very high, and you can’t put a price tag on ability with confidence.”

Over the last two-and-a-half regular seasons, Shamokin has been perfect — a winning streak of 28 consecutive regular-season games.

But that being said, Blue Mountain, winners of six straight, is playing with plenty of confidence of its own coming into this weekend.

“On our side of it, I think we’re playing with confidence as well,” Kutz noted. “And I think we have a pretty solid balanced attack offensively and defensively. So I think it’s going to be a great ball game. It reminds me of — I’m going back to 1999 — but we had two 11-0s, Danville and ourselves at our place going head-to-head. Now it was playoff time, but it was just a great atmosphere and I expect the same this weekend.”

Overall, Friday night’s matchup for Blue Mountain carries weight. The Eagles would love to find a signature victory, but ultimately the game will serve much more as a litmus test for the Eagles than anything.

A loss on Friday night would be a footnote more than anything at this point for Blue Mountain. The Eagles are a virtual lock for either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in Class 4A and currently sit at No. 1 in the District 11 power rankings with Bethlehem Catholic just behind them.

But a win on Friday night would prove that this Eagles team is not just a District 11 championship contender, but possibly even a state title contender.

Outside of Schuylkill County, not many will be picking the Eagles to win, and understandably so. They’ve proven to be a great football team this season, but Shamokin has an undeniable track record and is a proven state championship contender. In many ways, the pressure isn’t on the Eagles in this game to win, but don’t take that as meaning they don’t care about the final score come Friday night.

“We’ll see this week where that litmus test takes us,” Kutz said. “We want to be competitive. We certainly want the win. The pressure really isn’t on us. We’re not sitting at number one. We have nothing to lose in the sense that, hey, we’re going to bring our best and get us ready for playoff time for sure. But certainly we’re looking to get a W.”

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