Two senior eThekwiniM officials have spent the last two nights in jail after being arrested in connection with fraud and corruption concerning waste removal and orange bag tenders. DailyNewsSA cndaliso
Durban - Two senior eThekwini Municipality officials have spent the last two nights in jail after being arrested on Tuesday in connection with fraud and corruption concerning waste removal and orange bag tenders. The Hawks’ National Clean Audit Task Team arrested the two managers - Robbert Abbu and Sandile Ngcobo - and seven contractors in the wake of ongoing investigations regarding alleged fraud and corruption at the municipality.“Another tender was advertised and it closed in November 2017.
“This is corruption. All the companies that tendered for the contract were compromised for the benefit of politicians. We will wait and see if this investigation will touch on these politicians. It is questionable how the city manager approved this tender,” said the source. Hawks national spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said as part of their bail conditions, the court ordered the suspects not to interfere with witnesses and not to access eThekwini Municipality premises.
Hawks national head Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya said: “I appreciate and commend the work of the team which has been going on for the past nine months. The work will continue until all those who played a role in abusing the taxpayers’ monies answer for their actions in a court of law.”Mayor Zandile Gumede’s spokesperson, Mthunzi Gumede, said: “We note the statement by the Hawks regarding the recent arrests. We will wait for the law to take its full course.
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