Murunwa Makwarela handed himself over to the Hawks on Monday as he faces charges of fraud in relation to over R1.5 million that he earned from the city since his appointment as councillor from November 2021 to March last year after he failed to declare his insolvency.
JOHANNESBURG - Disgraced former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela has been granted bail by the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.
The former Congress of the People member also faces a charge for producing a fake clearance certificate last month in a bid to stay at the helm as mayor.• DA opens a case against former Tshwane mayor MakwarelaThis is after it emerged that he was an unrehabilitated insolvent and as a result could not be appointed councillor or mayor.
' EWN Reporter April 3, 2023 Before the bail hearing of Makwarela got under way, he tried to stop the media from recording and broadcasting proceedings, with his lawyers arguing that his matter was private and should be treated as such.
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