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IOL News reports that the murder of Mpho Mafole, the group divisional head for corporate and forensic audits at the City of Ekurhuleni municipality, has sent shockwaves through the city.
Mafole was found in a pool of blood after he was sprayed with bullets on the R23 in Kempton Park on 30 June. Sources close to the municipality believe that Mafole's death was a hit, linked to his investigation into a massive scandal he was close to uncovering. According to a senior member of the municipality, Mafole, just months after joining the city, and his team were probing a massive electricity billing scandal that had cost Ekurhuleni tax payers over R2 billion. The scandal involved tampered electricity accounts, with some accounts paying drastically reduced rates for electricity, while others were absent from the system. During a sombre funeral on Sunday, City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Xhakaza suggested that there was a link between Mafole's murder and the municipality's financial scandals. "It is such things that auditors like Mpho would help us determine, where the funds went when I have to account as the mayor. The city and country have lost a man of integrity. We will continue to fight and make sure justice is served,” Xhakaza said. Earlier in the week Xhakaza also revealed that Mafole had drafted a charge sheet for a suspended official, believed to be part of a criminal syndicate.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mashudu Sadike at IOL News
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