Ex-KZN mayor stole from poor to fund funeral for relative of alleged lover, court rules: The former mayor of the now defunct Ingwe municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has been found guilty of stealing from the poor after she diverted funds from a food parcel…
A former KwaZulu-Natal mayor has been found guilty of stealing more than R70,000 from funds allocated to a feeding scheme for the poor. Stock photo.The former mayor of the now defunct Ingwe municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has been found guilty of stealing from the poor after she diverted funds from a food parcel scheme which she spent on catering, sound equipment and tent hire for the funeral of a councillor's relative.
In his recent judgment, magistrate Garth Davis said the charges related to events in 2012. He said Ingwe municipality served a poor and largely rural community and it was against this backdrop that Operation Mbo — an outreach programme where underprivileged people were identified as needing help — had been implemented.
Much of the money was spent at the Donnybrook Spar on items that would be bought for catering a function, rather than food parcels with staple items. She said the requisition was approved by Mmabatho Brown, the municipal manager, and she sent the order form to the Spar. “She was aware that it was wrong but she merely followed instructions, a refrain that was repeated on numerous occasions during the trial,” Davis said.
Magobolo died before the trial began. But the magistrate agreed that the statement she gave to police could be handed in as evidence. In it, Magobolo said Luzulane had asked her to quote for the catering of 500 people at R100 a person. She said she had gone to the Spar, where Luzulane had told her the groceries were for the funeral.
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