Mayor Gumede's supporters gather outside Durban Magistrate's Court

Among Gumede's supporters are food vendors and religious leaders who held a vigil there last night for a positive outcome for her. 

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Mzomuhle Dube is the spokesperson for the group calling for her return to office.

"The Hawks must present what they have, they have been requested to present their case in terms of preparations for the mayor, but they have had nothing coming forward. In fact, they have made a statement saying they are not obliged to make anything available to her," said Dube.

"For us, this means they do not have anything."

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Dube says they will do whatever it takes to bring Gumede back to office.

"We will always refer to the same process that was followed to make a decision of whether she goes back or not. If that process was flawed and not perfect, we will then try and look for other remedial actions and perhaps recourse," said Dube.

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The embattled mayor, city councillor Mondli Mthembu and businessman Craig Ponnen are facing fraud and corruption charges for their alleged involvement in a waste tender deal amounting to more than R200-million.

#ZandileGumede The supporters spokesperson, Mzomuhle Dube has told Newswatch that they feel the state doesn’t have a strong case against Gumede @ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/s42AVIghL9

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