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City Press reports that Matlosana Local Municipality manager Lesego Seametso and her sister, Kelebogile Seametso appeared in the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday facing corruption charges.
The two were arrested on Sunday by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime unit and were charged with theft, fraud, corruption and money laundering. The arrest followed a City Press exposé which revealed that the manager allegedly purchased a multimillion rand house which was registered under the Seametso family trust. A case was registered at the Klerksdorp Police Station in May 2024, wherein it was reported that tender irregularities amounting to R3 million had been identified within the municipality. Hawk's spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said the investigation implicated Lesego Seametso as having benefited from stolen municipal funds. Amongst other flagged transactions, the funds were reportedly used to purchase a house through a family trust account, with the municipal manager a co-signatory. The municipal manager and her sister were granted bail of R20,000 and R 10,000, respectively, with the case postponed to 2 August 2024 for further investigation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Abram Mashego at City Press (subscriber access only)
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