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eThekhwini Mayor Zandile Gumede has handed herself over to the Hawks and appeared in the Durban Commercial Crime Court on Tuesday on charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering.
Bail of R50,000 has been granted to Gumede.
Gumede appeared in court alongside senior municipal councillor Mondli Mthembu.
The charges relate to a dodgy R208-million tender within the Durban Solid Waste (DSW) department that earlier this month saw nine people arrested including DSW deputy head, Robert Abbu, and the City’s supply chain manager, Sandile Ngcobo – for fraud relating to the same tender.
They have already appeared before the commercial crimes court. The other accused in the matter were service providers.
Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), said three suspects will appear at the Durban Specialised Commercial Court on Tuesday as part the Hawks’ National Clean Audit Task Team (NCATT) investigation at the Ethekwini Municipality.
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