Details of how fraud and corruption accused Zandisile Qupe was paid nearly R3m to act as a “political influencer” while he was a leader of the ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay emerged in court on Thursday as the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) applied to have his luxury family home forfeited to the state.
Discord, disorder and a brawl over a ballot box amid this high drama, mayor Eugene Johnson was booted out of office on Wednesday ten months into the job.
The first water collection points in Nelson Mandela Bay are set to be activated on Saturday as the city’s long-threatened water crisis becomes reality.