The accused - identified as Mhleleli Mlungisi Tshamase, Walter Shaidi, Fareed Fakir, Rukaard Abrahams, Andrea Joleen Wessels, Nadia Gerwel, Dawid Eduard Le Roux, Zandisile Qupe and Thando Ngcolomba - were released on bail between R5,000 and R100,000. The state did not oppose bail as the accused did not pose a flight risk.
They were charged together with Fakir’s companies Heerkos Projects Cc, Jarami Cc and Erastyle Pty Ltd Fakir, Abrahams’ Dankovista Pty Ltd, Wessels’ Zeranza 299 Pty Ltd and Le Roux’s Le Roux Inc.“Generally, the individual accused played various roles within the syndicate.
“They obtained the cooperation of specific individuals and influenced appointments in critical municipal positions as well as the appointment of people and entities as suppliers or consultants who were willing to advance the interests of the syndicate. “It is alleged Tshamase, Shaidi and Gerwel were municipal officials who abused their positions to manage the internal Nelson Mandela metro processes in ways designed to ensure the irregular appointment of Heerkos Projects CC, Jarami CC, Erastyle Pty Ltd and Le Roux Inc as suppliers or consultants, and consequently paid large amounts into the companies’ respective bank accounts.
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