By OBAKENG MAJE
The municipal manager of Nama Khoi Local Municipality in Springbok, is expected to make a brief appearance before the Calvinia Magistrate’s Court today. The suspect (63), who is also the former municipal manager at Hantam Local Municipality, was arrested for fraud and contravention of Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) 56 of 2003.
The Hawks spokesperson in Northern Cape, Warrant Officer Nomthandazo Mnisi said, the suspect was arrested earlier today by the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Springbok.
“It is alleged that, between 2019 and 2020, the suspect whilst being a municipal manager at Hantam Local Municipality, received a monthly subsidy for two official cell phones, whereas the municipality was also paying for the billing to the service provider, which was contrary to the package he had with the municipality.
Due to this, the municipality suffered an actual prejudice of R33 470.39. In another unrelated matter, the suspect is alleged to have ordered two loads of gravel belonging to the municipality to be delivered to his residence for personal benefit,” she said.
Mnisi said the actual prejudice suffered by the municipality with this regard is R1003.
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