Here we will give details of the arrest case that was linked to the corruption in the Mhlathuze Water Board. The public is searching the internet to know about this case because it has caught the attention of the public. So, for our readers, we bring information about the case. Not only that, we will also provide recent updates on the case as the public searches the internet for more information. Continue reading the article to learn more.
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A corruption investigation into the alleged theft of R37 million from the Mhlathuza Water Board in 2020 while the country was under strict Covid-19 lockdowns has spread to six more people. At the Durban Special Commercial Offenses Court, Nofezile Mhlanga, 32, Siyabonga Bhengu, 39, Duduzile Chiliza, 50, Amita Badul, 62, Maria Gevers, 68 and Zwelakhe Hlophe, 45, made their first appearance on Friday. They were arrested earlier in the day on charges of fraud, money laundering, violations of the Public Financial Management Act and obstruction of justice by the Hawks’ National Clean Audit Team.
The six defendants, along with eight others, are alleged to have unfairly benefited from a legal services contract awarded to investigate wrongful spending that occurred at the organization between 2017 and 2018. Mhlanga, who is married to well-known Durban lawyer Ralph Mhlangu , will now appear in court with her husband, who was previously charged in connection with the case. She faces charges of R18 million for money laundering. The water board is said to have sent the money to her company, NCD Investments, which then used it to build her family’s mansion in north KwaZulu-Natal. The luxurious home of the Mhlanga couple was built by Bhengu, an architect.
He allegedly issued orders to his staff not to assist the Water Authority’s corruption investigation team. He was charged with fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Chiliza, the legal adviser of the water board, was accused of failing to perform her functions in favor of the defendants. During the alleged corruption, Badul, Gevers and Hlophe were members of the organization’s board of directors. For its part, the Public Finance Regulation Law had been violated. Former chief executive of the Mhlathuza Water Board, Mthokozisi Duze, and former chief financial officer, Babongile Myandu, who has also been charged in connection with the case, claim the trio leaked classified information from a forensic investigation into misconduct. Duze and Mnyandu are accused of pressuring his staff to approve erroneous payments totaling more than R30 million to Ralph Mhlanga.
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Source: HIS Education