{"id":46779,"date":"2023-08-02T12:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T10:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-senior-ortdm-officials-released-on-bail-another-still-at-large-20230802\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:45:04","slug":"two-senior-ortdm-officials-released-on-bail-another-still-at-large-20230802","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-senior-ortdm-officials-released-on-bail-another-still-at-large-20230802\/","title":{"rendered":"Two senior OR Tambo District Municipality officials released on bail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two high-ranking officials of the OR Tambo District Municipality (ORTDM) have been granted bail of R10 000 each by the Mthatha Specialized Crimes Court following their arrest by the Hawks on Monday, July 31, on allegations of tender fraud to the tune of R168 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two officials, identified as the district municipality\u2019s water and sanitation director Andile Vellem (58) and project manager Mawethu Mtengwana (51), were arrested by the East London-based serious corruption investigation team of the Hawks on Monday, July 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mtengwana was arrested at the district municipality\u2019s offices, while Vellem handed himself over to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third suspect, also a high-ranking official within the municipality, is still at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their co-accused and former municipal manager of the district municipality Owen Hlazo (57), died of COVID-19-related complications in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Provincial Hawks spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela said the two have been charged with fraud, corruption, contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act, and the Prevention of Organized Crime Act.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the ORTDM embarked on a project to ensure that each household had access to clean water to control the spread of the virus. The water and sanitation section awarded tenders for constructing reservoirs to achieve this goal. <\/div>\n
Provincial Hawks spokesperson, Captain Yolisa Mgolodela<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to Mgolodela, the Hawks received a complaint in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alleging irregularities regarding certain contracts, irregular payments and payments for services not rendered where some businesses were allegedly given loans upfront, and services were not rendered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe investigation was able to trace the flow of funds from the municipality\u2019s coffers to those the service providers\u2019 accounts with work partially or not done at all by submission of fraudulent invoices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe investigation further revealed that senior municipal managers connived with the service providers in siphoning the money from the municipality\u2019s bank account, which prejudiced the municipality cash to the value of R168 million,\u201d Mgolodela added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case was remanded to Tuesday, August 29. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mgolodela said more arrests were imminent in the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OR Tambo District Municipality spokesperson, Zimkhita Macingwane in reaction to the arrest said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The municipality will allow law enforcement agencies to play their role whilst also respecting the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa in treating the employees as innocent until proven otherwise by the necessary authorities.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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