News24 reports that a former City of Cape Town plant manager has been released on R10,000 bail after his arrest in connection with allegations that he received kickbacks to the extent of more than R300,000 from a City service provider in 2014 and 2015.

According to the Hawks, Nizaam Henry was employed as a plant manager at the Cape Town Waste Water Treatment Works in 2010. He has been charged with corruption and money laundering. "During his tenure as the manager ... he allegedly instructed the registered service provider of the City of Cape Town to inflate the quotation price and provide him with gratification," Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi said. It is also alleged that Henry threatened that the service provider would no longer receive work from the City if the scheme failed. The Hawks started the investigation into the allegations in 2018 and found that Henry received payments to the extent of R338 000 into his personal bank account between May 2014 and September 2015. He appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Friday where he was granted R10,000 bail. The case was postponed to August.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Mthethwa at News24

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