{"id":59739,"date":"2025-03-24T10:54:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/?p=59739"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:54:31","slug":"klag-belig-busskandaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/klag-belig-busskandaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Klag belig busskandaal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Lientjie Mentz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die DA het op Vrydag 14 Maart &#8216;n strafregtelike klag teen die Mangaung-metro se burgemeester, Gregory Nthatisi, en sy tien burgemeesterskomiteelede ingedien oor die omstrede busskandaal wat reeds jare lank sloer.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die ge\u00efntegreede openbare vervoernetwerk-projek (IPTN) wat die metro al meer as R2,2 miljard uit die sak gejaag het sonder dat ernstige aantygings van korrupsie ondersoek word, het die DA in die Mangaung-metro nou tot aksie gedwing.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"59740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/klag-belig-busskandaal\/criminal-charges-mmm_27780\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criminal-charges-MMM_27780.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1703\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Criminal-charges-MMM_27780\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Mangaung-raadslede, van links Paul Kotze, Dirk Kotz\u00e9 en Hardie Viviers, het Vrydag &amp;#8216;n klag oor geldelike wanbestuur teen die burgemeester van die Mangaung-metro ingedien.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mangaung-raadslede, van links Paul Kotze, Dirk Kotz\u00e9 en Hardie Viviers, het Vrydag &amp;#8216;n klag oor geldelike wanbestuur teen die burgemeester van die Mangaung-metro ingedien.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criminal-charges-MMM_27780-722x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criminal-charges-MMM_27780-722x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mangaung-raadslede van die DA is van links Paul Kotze, Dirk Kotz\u00e9 en Hardie Viviers wat Vrydag 14 Maart 'n klag oor geldelike wanbestuur teen die Mangaung-metro se burgemeester by die polisie ingedien het.\" class=\"wp-image-59740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criminal-charges-MMM_27780-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criminal-charges-MMM_27780-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criminal-charges-MMM_27780-768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Criminal-charges-MMM_27780.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mangaung-raadslede, van links Paul Kotze, Dirk Kotz\u00e9 en Hardie Viviers, het Vrydag &#8216;n klag oor geldelike wanbestuur teen die burgemeester van die Mangaung-metro ingedien.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dirk Kotz\u00e9, DA-raadslid, het bevestig die Valke en die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid (SIU), asook onafhanklike ondersoekers, doen reeds geruime tyd ondersoek na bedrog, onregmatige kontrakte en ook die wanaanwending van munisipale geld. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kotz\u00e9 s\u00ea n\u00e1 al die geld wat uitgegee is, loop net tien busse op een van drie roetes wat met die projek beoog is. 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