The four companies that scored what became a R320m eThekwini Durban Solid Waste contract paid about R36.5m to community-based contractors established by local ANC heavyweights to promote “radical economic transformation” and a “patronage network”, bank statements would show.
Court to set up microphone and speaker to amplify witness testimony in Zandile Gumede trial iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede fraud and corruption trial starts iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The four companies that scored what became a R320m eThekwini Durban Solid Waste contract paid about R36.5m to community-based contractors established by local ANC heavyweights to promote “radical economic transformation” and a “patronage network”, bank statements would show.
A trial date has been set for former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 co-accused to answer to charges relating to a multimillion-rand Durban Solid Waste tender fraud.