eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede granted R50k bail in DSW corruption case
eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has made her first appearance in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on charges of fraud and corruption.
The charges relate to a multi-million Rand Durban Solid Waste tender dating back to 2016.
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The Hawks say service providers were allegedly paid some R208-million, but the municipality did not receive anything in return.
Gumede and two co-accused were granted R50,000 bail a short while ago.
They face the same charges as nine other suspects, including senior municipal officials, who were arrested two weeks ago.
A media scrum developed after proceedings when reporters tried to photograph Gumede leaving the venue.
The mayor's supporters used their jackets to try and shield her from the cameras.
@ECR_Newswatch Some of the Mayors supporters have gathered outside the court and are blocking us so that we cannot get any shots of her. It’s chaos pic.twitter.com/PnHI2h75wR
— Nushera Raisa Soodyal (@nushera) May 14, 2019
This is a developing story.