Zandile Gumede

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Court sets date for ex-mayor Zandile Gumede's tender fraud trial (Daily Maverick)

A trial date has been set for former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 co-accused to answer to charges relating to a multimillion-rand Durban Solid ...

“Further, Nzuza then appointed Ngcobo as the chairperson for this specific project to ensure the appointment of the Abbu preferred service providers. “The purpose of their association was to influence and manipulate the DSW Contracts via the supply chain management system of eThekwini Municipality. The new DWS contract was then classified as a ‘special project’ wherein accused Abbu, on instruction of Gumede and Mthembu, was appointed by Nzuza as head of the Special Projects. The main count against the accused is that of racketeering where the State argues that Gumede, Mthembu, Nzuza, Abbu and Ngcobo are a group of individuals associated in fact and thus formed an enterprise while the association of the remaining accused forms part of this enterprise. The State case against Gumede is that she allegedly used her position as mayor to influence or instruct Mthembu, Nzuza, Abbu and Ngcobo to circumvent the lawful supply chain management process for the DSW tender and cause the irregular award of the tender to entities Ilanga, El Shaddai, Omphile Thabang and Uzuzinekela. The racketeering, the State contends, was allegedly committed between December 2017 and July 2019 in Durban. It is also the State’s contention that the accused are guilty of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, the use of property derived from a pattern of racketeering which was purportedly committed during January 2017 to July 2019 that is linked to a solid waste management tender worth more than R340-million. - El Shaddai was alleged to have been paid R52,487,890.21. El Shaddai allegedly paid R3,970,000 into the bank account of Uzuzinekela. El Shaddai allegedly also paid R48,795,054.30 into the bank account of Umvuyo controlled by Ponnan. Some of the disbursements from Umvuyo’s bank account included R9,440,000 into the account of El Shaddai, of which R3,703,497.82 was paid towards the purchase of a Lamborghini and R1,477,051.20 towards the purchase of a Mercedes-Benz; and

Zandile Gumede leading the pack for ANC regional chair position ... (SowetanLIVE)

Supporters of embattled former eThekwini mayor and corruption-accused Zandile Gumede claim she is leading the pack in the race for the hotly contested ANC ...

With a trial date having already been set down by the judge president, Van Amstel adjourned the matter to July 18 and suggested the parties confer with the judge president to arrange dates for the state to provide further particulars and another date for a pretrial conference. “More than 70% of the branches in eThekwini have nominated mam' Gumede for the chairperson of the ANC and she will be elected as the chairperson of the ANC in the region come conference.” Supporters of embattled former eThekwini mayor and corruption-accused Zandile Gumede claim she is leading the pack in the race for the hotly contested ANC regional chairperson post.

Zandile Gumede will win race to rule ANC in eThekwini, say backers ... (News24)

Supporters of embattled former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede say nothing will prevent her from becoming chairperson of the powerful ANC eThekwini region in ...

Zandile Gumede on track to be ANC regional chair, say supporters ... (Business Day)

The ANC's 55th national elective conference set for December‚ but KwaZulu-Natal has yet to wrap up its regional conferences.

With a trial date having already been set down by the judge president‚ Van Amstel adjourned the matter to July 18 and suggested the parties confer with the judge president to arrange dates for the state to provide further particulars and another date for a pretrial conference. “More than 70% of the branches in eThekwini have nominated mam’ Gumede for the chairperson of the ANC and she will be elected as the chairperson of the ANC in the region come conference.” Njabulo Mchunu‚ spokesperson for Zandile Gumede’s supporters‚ addressed the media outside the Durban high court on Tuesday after the appearance of Gumede and her 17 co-accused in the R320m Durban Solid Waste (DSW) corruption case, saying Gumede remained the front-runner for the position of ANC regional chair.

South Africa: Court Sets Date for Ex-Mayor Zandile Gumede's ... (AllAfrica.com)

Analysis - A trial date has been set for former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 co-accused to answer to charges relating to a multimillion-rand Durban ...

Update: Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede back in court (News24)

The corruption case against ANC MPL and former eThekwini Municipality mayor, Zandile Gumede and 21 others is back in court on Tuesday.

Gumede along with senior eThekwini Municipality officials and service providers charged in this case are accused of acting in common purpose to defraud the city. Gumede was charged in May 2019 while she was still the mayor of eThekwini. The corruption case against ANC MPL and former eThekwini Municipality mayor, Zandile Gumede and 21 others was back in court on Tuesday.

Zandile Gumede's supporters confident she'll return as ANC ... (Eyewitness News)

Zandile Gumede is one of the ANC leaders affected by the step aside rule due to the corruption charges she is facing. FILE: Former eThekwini mayor, ...

Gumede is one of the ANC leaders affected by the step aside rule due to the corruption charges she is facing. Zandile Gumede is one of the ANC leaders affected by the step aside rule due to the corruption charges she is facing. The step aside rule states that members facing criminal charges cannot be in positions of power.

Zandile Gumede thanks tireless supporters for not giving up on her (Independent Online)

Former eThekwini mayor says she appreciates the prayers and words of comfort from her tireless backers.

The chairperson reference was in relation to the ANC eThekwini regional conference which is expected to be held next week. Dozens of her supporters were outside court to show their support for her. I appreciate what you do for me and our comrades who are co-accused.

Corruption trial against Zandile Gumede and 17 others to resume in ... (TimesLIVE)

The R320m corruption case against former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her 17 co-accused will resume in court on Tuesday.

The R320m corruption case against former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her 17 co-accused will resume in court on Tuesday. Gumede and her co-accused, who include ousted eThekwini municipal manager Sipho Nzuza and the former chairperson of the infrastructure committee Mondli Mthembu, will appear on various charges related to a Durban Solid Waste tender which is alleged to have been irregularly awarded to four companies in 2016, shortly after Gumede took office as mayor. Corruption trial against Zandile Gumede and 17 others to resume in Durban

Zandile Gumede supporters accuse NPA of delay tactics, as trial set ... (East Coast Radio)

Zandile Gumede supporters have hit out at State prosecutors, accusing them of using tactics to delay court proceedings in her corruption case.

We feel there was no reason for this trial to not commence today," he said. "As we sit today, more than 70 percent of branches in the eThekwini region have nominated mam' Zandile Gumede. The branches of the ANC and she will be elected as chairperson." "The reason for this postponement, in this case, is simply to create a narrative that Zandile Gumede remains a suspect in the case, she can not leave or do anything.

Zandile Gumede and co-accused return to court facing a total of ... (Eyewitness News)

They are charged with fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering linked to a solid waste management tender worth over R340 million.

They were charged with fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering linked to a solid waste management tender worth over R340 million. They are charged with fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering linked to a solid waste management tender worth over R340 million. Gumede and her co-accused face a total of 2,793 charges all linked to the solid waste tender.

All set for former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede trial despite ... (Independent Online)

The defence team was not happy with the particulars furnished by the State as per their agreement in November last year.

Another notable figure is senior ANC member in the eThekwini region, Mondli Mthembu. Gumede and her co-accused are facing corruption charges relating to an irregular R320 million municipal waste tender awarded in 2017. UPDATE: The Zandile Gumede corruption trial is over.

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