Investigations into other acts of corruption at the city are continuing, according to the Hawks.
eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and councillor Mondli Mthembu are alleged to have orchestrated a march to Durban City Hall last month that called for the removal of the city manager because he would not sign off on a payment for an illegal tender.
“On 16 April, at about 2pm, a large group of people gathered outside city hall protesting and demanding the removal of the city manager. Information is at hand that mayor Gumede and councillor Mthembu orchestrated these events.” The other accused include Robert Abbu – DSW’s deputy head for strategic and new developments, and the city’s supply chain manager and chairperson of the bid adjudication committee, Sandile Ngcobo.
Abbu allegedly “usurped” the authority of his line manager and took control of authorising the requisition stage of the process to appoint suppliers for the new contract. Mphaki’s affidavit continues: “Abbu also amended the scope of the original tender to include a line item in respect of the illegal dumping with no limit to the amount that the four suppliers could claim from eThekwini. The annual budget for illegal dumping was R5 million.
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