Nkangala Executive Mayor Sarah Masilela
By Staff Reporter
MPUMALANGA – Excecutive Mayor of the Nkangala District Municipality Thembi Sarah Masilela (67) and eight others appeared before the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court after they were arrested by Members of the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Mpumalanga for alleged fraud.The mayor’s accomplices which she stole the municipalities money with include ;
- Gigimani Swartboy Sindane (59), the Secretary of the Ndzundaza Mabhoko Traditional council
- Tebogo Nkamide Matiwane (50) the general manager of Social Development within Nkangala District Municipality
- Thembi Ndlovu (50) Co-ordinator for Social Services
- Given Sipho Jele (33), his company Somziloyi business Enterprise
- Simon Prince Musiza (33), his company Zenzazona PTY LTD
- Vincent Jabu Sibiya (39), his company Megaworks TradingEnterprise
- Elvis Sifiso Ntuli (36), his company Ngibongaimpilo PTY LTD and
- Thabo Wiseman Ntuli and his company Ngezabanqobi Supply Trading and Enterprise.
They were all charged for theft, forgery and Contravening the Public Finance Management Act (PMFA).
It is alleged that Masilela colluded with the group in September 2019 and ensured that fraudulent documents were processed for payments for services which were never rendered. As a result of the Municipality lost in access of approximately R215 730.
The accused were granted R10 000 bail each and the case was postponed to 10 September 2021 for it to be transfered to the Serious Commercial Crime Court.
