Disgraced former Tshwane mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela sat in the dock with his shoulders slouched and looking to the ground as his lawyer pleaded with judge Nicka Setshogoe to grant him bail on Monday.
A few minutes later, Makwarela stood up with both his hands behind his back and kept nodding as the judge addressed him directly about the strict conditions of his R10,000 bail – among which he would be expected to hand over his passport and not leave Gauteng without notifying the investigating officer.
Makwarela immediately disputed the allegations before he stepped down after he produced a rehabilitation certificate purporting to be from court, which he handed over to municipal manager Johann Mettler. He was reinstated to the mayor position the following day, and he immediately called a press briefing at his new office.
However, his time at the office was short-lived as the Pretoria High Court chief registrar issued a statement to distance the court from Makwarela’s rehabilitation certificate, saying the court never issued such document. According the National Prosecuting Authority, Makwarela is charged with fraud and uttering for allegedly submitting a fake rehabilitation order.
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