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Defence lawyers in the R300 million Durban Solid Waste tender fraud case have accused state witnesses of providing contradictory evidence as former mayor Zandile Gumede's trial adjourns until May amid ongoing legal fee challenges for several accused.
Zandile Gumede's legal team argues that a 'politically motivated' forensic investigation underpins the R300m fraud case, demanding access to reports they claim will expose irregularities in how investigators were appointed.
In the R300m Zandile Gumede fraud case, defence counsel Jimmy Howse SC accused a key state witness of lying under oath and deliberately neglecting compliance checks required for the controversial tender approval.
Defence counsel advocate Jimmy Howse SC, during cross examination, accused a State witness of lying to the Durban high Court .
The Durban High Court adjourned former mayor Zandile Gumede's R300 million fraud trial when one accused, Mthokozisi Nojiyeza, couldn't remain in court due to a medical condition. The case involves serious charges of money laundering, racketeering and corruption linked to a controversial Durban Solid Waste tender.
Zandile Gumede's foundation asserts that no witnesses have implicated her in the ongoing R300 million Durban Solid Waste tender fraud trial, as the case enters its seventh year.
The R300 million corruption trial of former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 co-accused faced an unexpected delay at the Durban High Court when a key state witness's illness forced an early adjournment. The witness, testifying virtually in the DSW tender fraud case, will resume testimony next week.
A dramatic turn in the R300 million DSW tender fraud trial as a state witness faces intense cross-examination over contradictory statements, while former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede's defence team questions the legitimacy of the forensic investigation.
Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede's defence team challenges a State witness's understanding of crucial supply chain management policies, exposing potential contradictions in procurement procedures for the R300 million waste contract.
The Durban High Court has intervened in a leave dispute, compelling eThekwini Municipality to allow deputy head of Supply Chain Management, Sandile Ngcobo, to attend proceedings in the R300 million DSW tender fraud case alongside former mayor Zandile Gumede.
The R300 million Durban waste tender fraud trial faces delays as Judge Balton orders prosecutors to reorganise crucial evidence documents, highlighting administrative challenges in the high-profile case involving former mayor Zandile Gumede.
A dramatic revelation in the Durban High Court has exposed a critical error in municipal documents, showing that former eThekwini City Manager Sipho Nzuza never approved a controversial waste collection tender extension, contrary to what was officially reported. This discovery adds a new twist to the ongoing R300 million fraud case.
State witness reveals that former eThekwini City Manager Sipho Nzuza adhered to supply chain policies in extending waste management contracts, as the trial for fraud and corruption continues.
Legal representation challenges arise in the high-profile corruption case against former mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others, as they struggle to pay legal fees.
The defence in Zandile Gumede's trial is set to challenge the appointment of a forensic company, claiming it was unlawful, as the case continues in the Durban High Court.
“One of the accused told the court he is having financial constraints, but it is a problem that we are all facing. Mine is worse because the other portion of my pension was deposited into Ithala Bank and I am unable to access it,” said Zandile Gumede outside court.
Zandile Gumede, the former mayor of eThekwini Municipality, revealed her financial struggles in court, saying she uses her pension to cover legal fees in the high-profile corruption trial.
Unfolding in the Durban High Court, the shocking details of an assassination plot against an ANC loyalist reveal a tangled web of political ambition and betrayal, as a best friend declines a lucrative offer to commit murder.
In the ongoing corruption trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede, the Defence seeks to introduce new documents, including a whistleblower's report on the investigation's legality.
A second man accused of killing an ANC man Siduduzo Innocent Magwaza, Mxolisi Percy Hadebe (36) from Cator Manor was forced to change legal counsel on Monday at the Durban High Court after his attorney Zanele Cele did not show up in court.
The visit, the first after the party’s disastrous election performance in May, is part of the ANC’s post-election assessment which saw the party losing its majority nationally dropping from 57% to 40% nationally.
Durban residents were on a knife-edge following the third bomb threat this month forcing proceedings to come to an abrupt end on Tuesday morning after a massive evacuation at the Durban Magistrate’s Court.
The Public Servants Association (PSA) said it demands a police report detailing that the Durban Magistrates Court is safe and their members can continue to work.
In a candid interview with the Daily News after the court proceedings, former eThekwini Municipality mayor Zandile Gumede said the long-running corruption, fraud and money laundering case had led to her ailing health deteriorating further.
ANC deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane quashed speculation that KZN and the eThekwini region, both once the ANC’s heartland, would be disbanded after a dismal showing at the elections.