South Africans are not surprised by the news that former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda was arrested, saying there was always something suspicious about him.
Kabelo Gwamanda, former Johannesburg Mayor, has been arrested in connection with a funeral policy scam from 2011. Image: Papi Morake.
Kabelo Gwamanda, the current MMC for Community Development, turned himself over to police after an arrest warrant was issued in May. Gwamanda was not in the country at the time and did not contact the police upon his return until now.in connection with an alleged funeral policy scam. Gwamanda is said to have run the scam in Soweto in 2011.
“Investors were under the impression that both directors had died, only to see one suspect appearing on TV as the mayor of Johannesburg,” the police report read.“How did he pass the vetting process to ensure he was the right person for such an important position? Surely the JHB residents deserved better? Evidently, the politicians who put him in power did not think this. Voters are ultimately to blame here as these politicians would not be in power without their poor decisions.
The Al Jama-ah member faced immense pressure to step down, having survived motions of no confidence against him.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs. He also was a Head of Department for Sports Brief, where he covered both local and international sporting news. Email: byron.pillay@briefly.
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