The Police have intercepted a WhatsApp voice recording in which a call is made to defend the mayor of eThekwini Metro, Zandile Gumede, theGumede faces charges that include fraud and racketeering and reportedly handed herself over to the Hawks last Tuesday morning. She was granted R50 000 bail.Her supporters were reportedly angered by a video showing the mayor in the holding cell of the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, which was shared on social media.
The speaker was quoted as saying Gumede’s supporters would not “listen”, would not “retreat” and would not “go back”.Furthermore, the speaker claimed that the charges levelled against Gumede were a “fight” against people who speak isiZulu which commenced with former president Jacob Zuma. Hawks spokesperson, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi told the publication that the police had come across a number of recordings, adding that nothing would deter them from their investigations.
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.
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