Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela resigned on Friday after the damning revelation that he submitted a fraudulent court rehabilitation order after his insolvency proceedings.
This follows the controversy that arose around the authenticity of his purported rehabilitation court order, which was found to be fraudulent by the chief registrar in the office of the chief justice Tumelo Ledwaba.
The chief registrar announced the office would refer the matter to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation to institute criminal proceedings. Makwarela's former coalition partners announced that they would report the former mayor for charges relating to allegations that he knowingly supplied falsified and fraudulent documentation to the city.
The DA, FF Plus, ActionSA, IFP and ACDP have slammed the “shameless and dangerous” politicking, saying Makwarela's integrity and questionable legitimacy as a city councillor has been at the centre of these events. His party, COPE, has withdrawn him as an IEC candidate, as a proportional representative councillor and party representative.
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