Sunday Tribune reports that a sting operation ordered by eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede last week led to the arrest of an employee who was caught red-handed selling jobs at the municipality for cash.
The dramatic operation followed a complaint to Gumede by a group of six job applicants who said they were asked by the official to pay R5,000 each to secure jobs in the city’s water unit. The mayor ordered a crackdown and brought in the city’s ombudsman’s office, the metro police elite integrity and investigations unit in a joint operation to nab the individual. The arrested official is out on bail of R1,000 and is expected to appear in court next month on charges of corruption. More arrests are imminent as the city investigates the trail of employees who worked with the official to offer jobs for cash.
- Read this report by Zohra Teke in full at Sunday Tribune
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