WATCH: ‘A sad day for the City’ − Tributes pour in for former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela

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Makwarela died on Tuesday morning following a 'short illness'.

Murunwa Makwarela was appointed as Tshwane mayor last year but his time in office was short-lived after revelations that he had been declared insolvent in 2016. Picture: Gallo Imagesand forwarded to politicians in the city, it is said that Makwarela died on Tuesday morning following a “short illness”.“Whatever the differences we might have had, and the controversy of his tenure, I am saddened by his passing. I pray that God will comfort his family, and bring them peace.

He submitted a certificate allegedly proving his successful rehabilitation, but the court which was said to have issued the document disputed this.Makwarela appeared in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court last week, where he failed to have the matter struck off the roll.‘They are throwing a last dice and hoping it will bring us down’ – ANC to appeal MK logo judgment

 

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