By Charmaine Ndlela
A service provider accused of defrauding the Emfuleni Local Municipality of R16 million in a vehicle procurement deal appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court, where the state is expected to oppose his release on bail.
Mpho Edward Malema, 40, a director of Mabula Forestry and Construction, faces charges of fraud, corruption and theft relating to the alleged procurement of 18 vehicles for the municipality.
Malema made his first court appearance after he was arrested at a mall in Pretoria last week by the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), which is investigating allegations of corruption and abuse of public resources.
The case dates back to between July 2015 and July 2023 and involves former Emfuleni fleet manager Lerato Selaelo Mpholo, 45, who is Accused 1 in the matter.
According to the allegations, Mpholo received R50,000, along with other undisclosed amounts, from Malema in exchange for facilitating and
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