North West Municipal Manager Arrested for Alleged Involvement in R2.4 Million Fraud, SA Calls for Prosecution
- South Africans are calling for the successful prosecution of former Bojanala District Municipality Municipal Manager Pogisho Patrick Shikwane
- He was arrested and appeared before the the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 September
- The accused was charged with two counts of contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) for a dodgy tender worth over R2.4 million
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NORTH WEST – South Africans are calling for the successful prosecution of former Bojanala District Municipality Municipal Manager Pogisho Patrick Shikwane following his recent arrest.
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He is accused of allegedly contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and appeared before the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 September.
According to the Hawks, while serving as an action municipal manager Shikwane allegedly irregularly appointed a company, Big Time Strategic Consultants, to provide audit services and develop an Information Communication Technology strategy for the municipality for over R2.4 million.
The same company was allegedly hired to offer the same services at the Moses Kotane Municipality, where the accused worked as a municipal manager.
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The services were allegedly not rendered to the Bojanala District Municipality; however, over R2.4 million was allegedly paid unlawfully to the service provider.
Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso said the matter was postponed to Monday, 26 September, for disclosure, and the bail was set at R10 000. The accused was charged with two counts of contravention of the MFMA.
This is what Briefly News readers thought about the arrest:
Ephron Ntshana said:
“Good news they think they are untouchable.”
Hudson Masemola wrote:
“We can’t celebrate the arrest but the prosecution. They’ve been arresting people since 1994 but none of them is in jail.”
Melvin Appolis posted:
“We are no longer excited about arrests, give us successful prosecutions.”
Jabu Maseko commented:
“Rotten Municipality. They must dig deeper.”
Tumelo Kelehe stated:
“We want to hear more about prosecution. We’ve heard more about arrests, we want to see them in orange.”
Mdumaza G Fezile posted:
“Hawks are very good and know their story but when it comes to ANC members it’s a waste of time.”
Mpho Mohapi commented:
“What’s the point? Just release the man, you are only wasting his and your time.”
Oarabile Tau Tlhale said:
“Kgosi Mangope warned us about this lot and we didn’t listen.”
Kenneth Thami stated:
“Many have been “arrested” before. And then?”
Sidwell Ngwenya added:
“I would be pleased if the Hawks can visit more municipalities because they are many and he couldn’t have taken such an amount alone without assistance.”
Immigration officer sentenced to 4 years in prison for accepting R300 bribe at the Beitbridge Home Affairs
In a related matter, Briefly News also reported Khuliso Ravele, a former immigration officer stationed at the Home Affairs office at the Beitbridge border, has been slapped with a four-year prison sentence for corruption.
The 36-year-old reportedly demanded R300 from a foreign national who wanted to get her passport stamped to extend her stay in South Africa in October 2017.
According to TimesLIVE, Hawks spokesperson Captain Matimba Maluleke said Ravele was nabbed when the foreign national was caught by the border police who were patrolling the area.
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