The former Mayor of the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality, Julia Mathebe and the former municipal manager Minah Maredi, were arrested by the Hawks on Wednesday.
The rot runs deep in the VBS/Vele Investments saga. The latest suspects joining a long list of prominent people implicated are Minah Maredi (59), former municipal manager at the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality, and former Mayor Julia Mathebe (51).
The first case of municipal officials implicated in the VBS scandal to go on trial hit a snag yesterday due to the defence lawyers saying they have not received the documentation to proceed.