Cape Town – The City of Cape Town is reportedly taking disciplinary action against its two officials who were arrested for fraud and corruption.
This follows the arrest of eight people linked to tender fraud and corruption in the construction sector within the City of Cape Town.
They appeared at the Cape Town magistrate’s court on Thursday on fraud and corruption charges, said police spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa in a statement.
“The staggering arrests which started from early morning on Thursday at various locations in Cape Town are the culmination of protracted investigations into complaints of fraud and corruption that entails the inflation of invoices, irregular payments of service providers for construction work not undertaken and other illicit activities,” said Potelwa.
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The City said disciplinary charges have been laid against two officials who faced charges, adding that one of the officials had since resigned, News24 reported.
“Besides the forensic investigation, the City’s internal audit also independently identified various control gaps in the management of the underlying contract, initially awarded in 2017-’18,” the report quoted the City as saying.
It added that maintenance and upgrades to the tune of around R2 billion had been carried out at more than 40 000 affordable rental units, the report said.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
