ZandileGumede allegedly approved irregular lease of 48 cars – report
The mayor of eThekwini Zandile Gumede allegedly approved the irregular lease of 48 cars the metro did not need at a cost of R5 million,These cars were reportedly then used for personal tasks and for the ANC’s election campaign in 2016.
They have been charged in connection with tender fraud for a 2016 Durban Solid Waste contract for which the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation says no work was done. The tender was for R208 million. This was revealed in a report by the metro’s Audit and Risk Assurance Services following a 2017 investigation which found that senior officials from the Durban Metro Police fraudulently falsified signatures, dropped the mayor’s name and forged documents to hire the cars at a cost of R5 million.
The metro spent R1 million for fuel, R680,000 for insurance and R232,000 for repairs for the cars all within six months. The payments made were unauthorised and irregular because the contract cited is invalid, the report states, with the investigators saying they are concerned that these payments were made with the knowledge of the head of the City Fleet and deputy head of the Durban Metropolitan Police Services and metro police acting senior superintendent.
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