PKTT arrest three municipal officials connected with fraud in WC
The PKTT arrested a Mayor and other municipal officials at a municipality in the Garden Route, WC
On September 30, 2026, the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) announced the arrest of three municipal officials in the Western Cape region of South Africa. According to National Police Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, the officials - a Mayor, a Municipal Manager, and a Chief Financial Officer - were apprehended for their alleged involvement in corruption related to security services.
Mathe disclosed that the authorities had received reports of a businessman awarded a security contract being solicited for kickbacks in return for maintaining the contract. The businessman had reportedly paid hundreds of thousands of rands to avoid losing the contract. All three arrested individuals face charges of corruption and are scheduled to appear in court on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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