Criminals are NOT COOL so why lie about doing time? He may not have done the crime but according to SUNDAY WORLD, Mandoza thinks he’s much more marketable if he has a past behind bars! He has often told newspapers, SABC TV channels and radio stations that he was arrested for car theft and incarcerated for one- and-a-half years at Diepkloof prison (Sun City) in Jozi. He’s also said he was a rehabilitated ex-convict and had abandoned his sordid past. But SUNDAY WORLD has revealed that Mandoza didn’t spend any time in that cross-bar hotel – or any other, for that matter. The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that Mandoza, born Mduduzi Tshabalala (born on January 7 1978), is not listed in their system.Mandoza’s confession was all just hype to generate more publicity for his macho-man image, something that American gangsters such as DMX and Akon have also done unsuccessfully! But this story doesn’t end here. Mandoza may be closer to experiencing life behind bars sooner than he thinks if the award-winning muso is charged and convicted of reckless and negligent driving after an accident that left two young people dead.