🚔City of Cape Town Mayco member Malusi Booi has been suspended after police raided his office in a fraud and corruption probe on Thursday morning💸
on Thursday, Hill-Lewis said he was informed by police that the investigation is at an early stage, but is “potentially serious” and relates to alleged fraud and corruption.
The mayor said he could not divulge more information on the probe as investigations are still ongoing.“As a result, I have suspended councillor Booi from his position on the mayoral committee. In the interim, I have appointed Alderman James Vos as acting Mayco member for human settlements,” said Hill-Lewis.
He added: “I have further assured the Saps of the City’s full support in the ongoing investigation. The City has a zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption and will not hesitate to act in the interests of good governance”.Earlier on Thursday, Hill-Lewis said he was waiting to be briefed by the Provincial Commercial Crimes Unit on the reasons for the raid.
The mayor said he had made it clear to Booi that he will “act swiftly and decisively should any substantive information emerge that casts a shadow on the integrity of this government”. officials were arrested for alleged involvement in construction tender fraud. This followed investigations into complaints of fraud and corruption that entail the inflation of invoices, irregular payments to service providers for construction work not undertaken and other illicit activities.
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