A sting operation has led to the arrest of an accounts manager at the City of Johannesburg
A sting operation by the Hawks has led to the arrest of an aThe 43-year-old is expected to appear before the Hillbrow magistrate's court on corruption charges on Friday.t is alleged that the suspect demanded a R10,000 payment from a resident to reduce his utility bill account from R400,000 to R313,000 last month.The Johannesburg Serious Corruption Investigation team conducted a sting operation at City of Johannesburg’s offices in Braamfontein on Thursday.
“This follows an intelligence driven operation supported by the Springs Public Order Policing, after the Hawks received information about illegal mining activities at Aston Lake, Endicott in Springs. “The team conducted an operation at the property and arrested two men aged 22 and 27 while processing the gold, and seized six man-made pendulums and about 10 tons of gold bearing material,” he said.
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