Durban Mayor Zandile Gumede has been granted R50 000 bail at the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court. DailyNewsSA
Durban - Durban Mayor Zandile Gumede has been granted R50 000 bail at the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court.
Gumede, along with senior municipal councillor Mondli Mthembu and a supplier, Craig Ponan, appeared in court on Tuesday after handing themselves over to police in connection to a raft of charges including fraud, corruption and racketeering. They were each granted the same amount of bail. The charges relate to a dodgy R208 million tender within the Durban Solid Waste department that earlier this month saw nine people arrested for fraud including DSW deputy head Robert Abbu and the city's supply chain manager Sandile Ngcobo. In recent weeks, they appeared before the commercial crimes court. The other accused in the matter were service providers.
"The three will face the same charges as the other nine suspects who were arrested two weeks ago on allegations of fraud and corruption in relation to a 2016 R208 million Durban Solid Waste tender where service providers were allegedly paid huge amounts of monies even though they did not render any service," he said.
"The nine suspects are Ethekwini Municipality Deputy Head of Strategy and New Development Robert Abbu , Supply Chain Manager Sandile Ngcobo , Hlenga Sibisi , Mzwandile Dludla , Sinthamone Ponnan , Sithulele Mkhize , Bongani Dlomo , and Prabagaram Pariah . "As indicated previously, the attendance of all those who played a role in the alleged offences, shall be secured before court where the allegations shall be tested." said the National Head of the DPCI, Godfrey Lebeya".
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