Zandile Gumede trial: Senior Durban Solid Waste official back in the dock

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Zandile Gumede trial: Senior Durban Solid Waste official back in the dock

The Zandile Gumede corruption trial continued on Tuesday with the testimony of a former senior official at Durban Solid Waste.The trial was marred by delays last week caused by an accused who needed to arrange legal aid representation.After several delays, the corruption trial of Zandile Gumede and her 21 co-accused got under way, with more details on the matter emerging on Tuesday.

She allegedly coordinated fitting a built-in kitchen in her mother-in-law's home, with the R18 000 bill paid by one of the service providers accused in the scandal. The official told the court about the process that saw old DSW contracts extended because of his subordinates' failure to work through more than a 1 000 bid applications for refuse collection. These contracts and applications are normally dealt with a year in advance.

He explained the details of extending the contracts for old service providers, which amounted to around R54 million.

 

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