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  Clement speaks to Junior Khumalo, a political reporter at Newzroom Afrika; Rob Rose, the Editor at Financial Mail and Nhlanhla Mabaso who is a reporter at EWN about what has happened in cases involving former Ethekwini mayor,  Zandile Gumede, former Steinhof CEO, Markus Jooste and former ANC Secretary General, Ace Magashule.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya revealed on Tuesday that the Hawks were investigating at least 22 477 cases, worth a combined R1.5-trillion. Providing an update on the DPCI's, or the Hawks', achievements since he took over in 2018, Lebeya said corruption was South Africa's biggest threat. He said 1 998 cases were currently being considered by the National Prosecuting Authority. Since 2018, the DPCI has arrested 12 157 suspects, while 4 447 convictions were secured nationally. “The convictions relate to individuals as the charges or counts, themselves, are much higher. To cite as an example, in 2019 the convictions relating to Serious Commercial Crime Investigation alone was 37 597 counts,” he said. The Hawks' anti-corruption task team and operation committee have been revitalised to fast-track criminal investigation, prosecution and asset recovery. Lebeya highlighted national priority offences since he took the helm at the Hawks as cash in-transit robberies, theft of fuel from Transnet pipelines, drug and human trafficking, corruption and commercial crime, organised crime, cybercrime, money laundering and incitement to commit crime. He also revealed that another eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the 2021 July unrest, bringing the total number of suspects arrested, to date, to 43. “The DPCI never stopped the investigations since. In fact, multidisciplinary teams were formed to investigate. The DPCI and the National Prosecuting Authority are satisfied that the investigation is ripe, hence the Hawks are landing,” he said. Meanwhile, the DPCI havdadopted a "team approach" to investigations, as opposed to assigning individual investigators. Further, the DPCI continues to assign teams from its National Clean Audit Task Team to deal with municipal cases. “We have seen the public appreciating work done by the directorate on social media and elsewhere. Amongst others, several high profile cases, including VBS and the asbestos matter, just to mention a few, have been placed on the court roll,” Lebeya pointed out. Other achievements of the Hawks include arrests in the R280-million eThekwini Durban Solid Waste scandal where former mayor Zandile Gumede is one of the accused. The trial started on August 22 in Durban after months of delays. Another case Lebeya highlighted involved the mayor of the JB Marks municipality and a director in his office, who were charged, in 2020, with fraud emanating from investigations conducted by the Hawks, involving R5-million intended for the municipality. The case has been postponed to October 2022.

The trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others, charged with racketeering, fraud, and corruption relating to a R320m city waste contract, finally got underway on Monday when the accused started pleading not guilty to racketeering charges. #DarrenKeriSkyOnECR

The trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others, charged with racketeering, fraud, and corruption relating to a R320m city waste contract, finally got underway on Monday when the accused started pleading not guilty to racketeering charges. #DarrenKeriSkyOnECR Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede begins

Trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede begins, DA are demanding action from the City, Pinetown SAPS recorded the most number of hijackings in KwaZulu- Natal and more.... #DarrenKeriSkyOnECR Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede begins

Nhlanhla Mabaso, EWN KZN Correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban briefly adjourned on Monday to thrash out issues surrounding the media, cameras being allowed in court, and the protection of witnesses in the Zandile Gumede corruption matter. Judge Sharmaine Balton first heard from Andrea Gabriel SC, who was representing the State's interests in the media application. Balton made it clear from the onset that she wanted to protect key witnesses in the case. "I don't want witnesses under public and television scrutiny, because we know people's lives have been threatened," she said. Gabriel said they wanted one camera in the courtroom for the reading of the charges that was scheduled to take place this week. She indicated that there would be supplementary papers filed regarding the media application. The reading of charges has been delayed for some time now, with a slew of postponements arising from many of the accused struggling to pay for some of Durban's most expensive criminal lawyers. Balton said on Monday that print and online media had to be cautioned about protected witnesses. "Perhaps, regarding witnesses' identities, you would attend to all of that," Balton said to Gabriel. Earlier this month, there was a blanket ban preventing media from taking photographs or filming proceedings during the corruption trial. That ban has since been set aside after the SA National Editors' Forum (Sanef) successfully challenged it in the High Court. Gumede and her co-accused are charged with racketeering, fraud and corruption relating to a R320-million waste contract. The Office of the Chief Justice previously sent a letter to the media indicating that Balton would not allow the proceedings to be filmed or photographs to be taken in court. At that stage, the media had not lodged any formal applications for permission to do so. Sanef challenged the ban in an urgent application in the High Court, where it asked for Balton's decision to be rescinded. In a founding affidavit, Sanef executive director Reggy Moalusi said the organisation viewed the decision as unconstitutional.

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The SACP in KZN has distanced itself from the unlawfu use of its logo by some supporters of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede.

Zandile Gumede's supporters say repeated postponements in the DSW tender fraud case have become a costly exercise for the former Durban mayor.

Court matters concerning former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede and former president, Jacob Zuma will share the spotlight in KZN today.

It seems the corruption trial for former eThekwini Mayor, Zandile Gumede, and 21 others will likely only go ahead next year.

As the African National Congress (ANC) heads into its policy conference starting on Thursday, its national leadership has a tough task ahead if it hopes to retain one of its instruments for forging renewal – its step-aside policy. The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal – the province with the biggest ANC membership – has become the first provincial leadership group to call for the scrapping of the party's renewal enforcing policy, the step-aside rule. The call was made by newly elected provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo, when he gave an update on what resolutions the ANC in the province had taken during closed discussions. The ANC's KwaZulu-Natal conference was held in Durban over the weekend. Mtolo said the provincial ANC had officially adopted the position that the step-aside policy and its revised guidelines should be scrapped entirely. "The conference, therefore, resolved that its delegates at the national policy conference must forward a proposal that the step-aside policy must not only be reviewed, but must be scrapped," said Mtolo. The step-aside policy bars criminally charged ANC members from being nominated and standing for election at any level in the party. The revision of the policy prevented the winning slate from fulfilling its wishes of having criminally charged eThekwini ANC chairperson Zandile Gumede stand for election for the position of provincial treasurer. It was thought that the powerful ANC eThekwini region had turned its back on the former chairperson Sihle Zikalala, and former secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli, because it believed that they were not willing to challenge the national ANC on the step-aside policy. Mtolo said the ANC's national executive committee (NEC) had seemingly encroached on the will of ANC branches through this policy. Mtolo said the policy prevented them from electing whoever they wished. He said this situation would stop in KwaZulu-Natal, as the province prepared itself to fight tooth and nail to overturn the step-aside policy. The ANC in Limpopo is also expected to make a call for the policy to be reviewed. Mtolo also said that delegates at the conference had resolved to support former president Jacob Zuma. "We have developed a comprehensive support programme for the former president's legacy...," he said. He said as a former president, Zuma should not be "isolated" and that it was not supposed to be the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal's duty to ensure that Zuma's legacy was preserved. Newly elected provincial chairperson Sboniso Duma echoed similar antagonistic views as he delivered his closing remarks at the elective conference. He said the organisation's renewal project had been weaponised and used to weed out dissenting voices from the ANC. The outspoken former youth league leader also took a dig at Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. "Zondo is no longer a judge, but a political analyst, or employed to push certain narratives," said Duma. He also criticised the non-payment of the salaries of ANC staff members, saying such an act should be regarded as an atrocity. He said this would lead to demotivated staff members, which could have further consequences, such as delayed conferences, ahead of its national elective conference later this year.

At least two of the accused in the Zandile Gumede corruption trial have run into issues with paying their lawyers, leading to yet another postponement in the matter that has been in and out of court for about four years. The trial was meant to start in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban on Monday. The matter, which was heard in a packed courtroom, saw Judge Sharmaine Balton express frustration at last-minute matters raised by the defence lawyers. She then postponed the matter to 27 July for pre-trial issues to be resolved in chambers. The trial itself was postponed to 1 August when the matter was expected to commence. Balton, however, warned all attorney's that she wanted to get the matter under way at the soonest. She stressed that the pre-trial matters heard in court on Monday should have been resolved at the previous pre-trial hearing. "This trial is going to take a long time to complete. It is likely to take at least a year. We need to get the matter under way, and you all need to be ready to commence," she said. Several issues raised in court Cynthia Nzuza, the wife of former eThekwini city manager Sipho Nzuza, did not have a lawyer present in court. Her lawyer was only called once proceedings began, with the court hearing that Nzuza had only informed the lawyer that her services were required at around 10:30. Her lawyer indicated that there were some constraints with payment and that this still had to be resolved. Sandile Ngcobo, who was represented by well-known criminal trial attorney Jimmy Howse, indicated that he ran into financial troubles and could no longer afford Howse. Balton then said that Ngcobo, who did not qualify for a legal aid lawyer because he is employed at the eThekwini Metro, should seek other options. "If he cannot afford Mr Howse, he is going to have to look at other options," she said. Another accused, Zithulele Mkhize, was not in court, citing influenza. A stayed warrant was issued for his arrest until 27 July. The court heard that Mkhize also could not afford the full services of his lawyer. Meanwhile, Jay Naidoo, the lawyer representing Gumede, indicated he would bring an application to oppose the racketeering charges. "We feel this is not supported by evidence. We filed an objection to the charges. The objection will only be entertained once the full indictment has been read," he said. Senior state advocate Ashika Lucken opposed all applications made in court. She told the court that the accused needed to expeditiously resolve their finances and other matters. "We are ready to go," she said when asked if the State was ready for trial. Gumede, councillor Mondli Mthembu and others are accused of colluding with corporate entities and others to circumvent the outcome of the municipality's supply chain management protocols to the tune of more than R350-million. She allegedly gave instructions to the bid specification committee, bid adjudication committee and bid evaluation committee, despite mayors not being allowed to get involved in tender specification processes. The Asset Forfeiture Unit and the Hawks seized 10 properties, including the plush Prestondale residence of Gumede's co-accused, Hlenga Sibisi. The ANC removed Gumede and other senior party members from the powerful, decision-making executive committee of eThekwini in September 2019 after the party asked her to resign a month before.

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Pre-trial proceedings in the corruption case against former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her 21 co-accused got underway in the Durban High Court today.

Africa Melane speaks to political analyst Levy Ndou about the ANC's intention to strengthen their step-aside resolution, especially after the election to party positions, of Zandile Gumede and Mandla Msibi, who are both facing criminal charges. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After surviving a fresh fight for her to be forced to resign following her election as African National Congress (ANC) eThekwini chair, Zandile Gumede believes the ANC's contentious step-aside rule should be debated and finalised at the party's policy conference in July. The step-aside rule continues to cause intense debate in the ANC, especially after the party fine-tuned the rule. Gumede has a keen interest in how the party decides to cement the step-aside rule as it could decide her political future. The latest debate on the step-aside rule took place at the ANC's national working committee meeting on Monday, where calls were made for newly elected ANC leaders Gumede and ANC Mpumalanga provincial treasurer Mandla Msibi to be forced to vacate their positions. The two were elected before the party's national executive committee (NEC) decided that criminally affected members should be barred from contesting leadership positions. The original "step-aside" guideline had only recommended that implicated members step aside. Still, with the ANC's elective year gaining steam, the party had moved to address the issue of criminally accused members being elected to powerful positions. There were questions and discussions on whether Gumede and Msibi should resign, considering they were elected after the amended step-aside guidelines. News24 understands that both politicians survived efforts to have them removed from the positions. The ANC was expected to hold a national executive committee meeting in June. The recommendation on criminally charged members not being allowed to stand for elective positions would likely be further debated. The matter was also expected to be a discussion topic at the ANC policy conference in July, where members were expected to finalise the party's position on it. Speaking to News24 on Wednesday, Gumede said she believed the step-aside rule should be settled at the ANC's policy discussion at the July conference. Gumede declined to comment on the push to force her resignation. She faces corruption charges in a drawn out case involving a R320-million solid waste tender. Meanwhile, Msibi faces attempted murder charges linked to an August 2021 shooting in Mbombela. While he had previously denied any involvement in the shooting, Msibi declined to be drawn on discussions that he too should resign on Wednesday. Gwen Ramokgopa, the coordinator in the office of the secretary-general of the ANC, described Msibi's election by branches, despite the criminal charges he faced, as "unfortunate".

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Die RET faksie in die ANC het nog nie gaan lê nie, hulle is reg vir terugbaklei. Die verkiesing van Zandile Gumede as voorsitter van die Ethekwinistreek van die ANC is 'n bewys hiervan sê die politieke ontleder Dr. Oscar van Heerden

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Gabriel Crouse. The team discusses the latest with the PPPFAA, the election of Zandile Gumede to head the ANC's eThekwini region and Elon Musk's Twitter activities. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify

Zandile Gumede has been elected as the new ANC Regional Chairperson of the Ethekwini region. The regional conference was marred with delays over the weekend as delegates fought over credentials and questions on whether the party's Regional Task Teams should be allowed to vote in the conference. Nomination for leadership positions saw former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede accepting the nomination in absentia due to the controversial step aside resolution for party members facing serious criminal charges. For some analysis of the outcomes of this conference, Elvis Presslin spoke to political analyst and lecturer in Public Policy and Political Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr. Fikile Vilakazi

Supporters of former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede and her 21 co-accused were visibly angry in court when it was announced that her corruption trial would be postponed to 29 March 2022. The postponement was, in part, as a result of Gumede's legal representative advocate Jay Naidoo having suggested that the high profile corruption, money laundering and racketeering case be set from July to September 2022. The news was met with great displeasure by Gumede's supporters, who, despite her legal team motivating for a trial date starting in July next year, accused the State of not having a solid case against her hence the numerous postponements. Speaking to the media outside the Durban High Court, staunch Gumede ally, Nkosentsha Shezi, questioned why the public and some media houses were denied entry into the court room. "When she [Gumede] was arrested and her house searched, the media and the public where privy to the proceedings and now that she is being charged with trumped up charges, both the media and the public are no longer allowed to witness the proceedings. If the NPA has nothing to hide, then why is the media not allowed? "Doing things in secrecy is not giving this case any credibility. What is going to happen is that they are going to slaughter justice in there and Gumede will not have a fair trial," said Shezi. He accused the NPA of "being used like a gangster" to target people who the current ANC leadership did not consider as allies. Another Gumede ally, Carl Niehaus, said: "Today uMama uZandile Gumede is again, for the umpteenth time, appearing in the Durban High Court in the perpetually postponed and politically motivated trial against her." He added that "this harassment must end now". The case started in early 2019 when the Hawks arrested Gumede and later her co-accused, accusing them of having unduly benefitted after the awarding of a R320-million waste contract in 2017. In total, the accused face 2 793 charges. In its docket, the State alleged that Gumede, former city manager Sipho Nzuza and others were involved in a criminal enterprise to fleece the eThekwini metro out of money.

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The ANC in KwaZulu Natal has confirmed that Zandile Gumede has agreed to step aside, in line with an NEC resolution earlier this year. It says the former Durban mayor is restricted from representing the ANC.

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The ANC’s Step-Aside Rule Just Gets Murkier By The Day The deadline given to general-secretary Ace Magashule and other ANC members charged in criminal cases, to step aside, ended on Friday. But there is no indication that any of those implicated – including former North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo and former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede have any plans to leave. The ANC national working committee met yesterday, with the contentious step-aside resolution topping the agenda. Radio Islam discussed this with political analyst Prof Amanda Gouws.

The ANC Integrity Commission has recommended that the party's Secretary General, Ace Magashule step down pending the finalisation of his corruption case. Magashule is facing corruption, fraud and money laundering charges dating back to when he was Free State premier. The commission will submit its recommendations to the National Executive Committee which will rule on the matter early next year. Meanwhile, the ANC's integrity commission in KwaZulu-Natal says it's satisfied with the explanation the former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has given and as a result had given her the green light to return to her positions in both the ANC and the provincial legislature. Gumede was asked to step aside after she was arrested in connection with the alleged fraud and corruption in the awarding of a waste removal tender. Udo Carelse spoke to Political analyst, Raobaka Kalaote.....

The special sitting of the ANC NEC expected to address issues of corruption in government and the ANC.The appointment of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede, will also be on top of the agenda. Gumede and the ANC's deputy provincial chair - Mike Mabuyakhulu - have been asked by the ANC in KZN to step aside from their positions both in the party and in government, while their corruption cases remain pending. Udo Carelse speaks to our reporter Abongile Dumako and Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana on the Special ANC NEC sitting...

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Die kredietburo, Experian, is geinfiltreer en die kontakbesonderhede van verskeie banke se kliënte, is uitgelek; die organisasie teen belasting misbruik sê die heraanstelling van Zandile Gumede is 'n klap in die gesig van Suid-Afrikaners en die aantal kinders wat deur treine getrap word, omdat hulle op treinspore speel, neem landwyd toe. In die tweede helfte van die program: Landbou-organisasies is opgewonde oor vooruitskattings van 'n goeie oesjaar, rolspelers in die teaterbedryf sê, dit voel as die regulasies in die staat van inperking doelbewus daargestel is om die bedryf te kniehalter; en rrstaurant- en kroegeienaars glimlag breed met die verskuiwing na vlak 2 van inperkings, maar is die verbod op die korrekte manier opgehef?

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Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede has been sworn in as an ANC MPL in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature in Pietermaritzburg despite her ongoing corruption case. This comes months after she was demoted to be an ordinary councillor in eThekwini. Her appointment comes after the corruption case against her and several co-accused was postponed to September. She appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on charges linked to tender irregularities, valued at R400 million dating back to 2016. Gumede is accused of using her political status to influence the appointment of senior eThekwini personnel responsible for supply chain management, as well as legal matters and human resources. We spoke to Nhlakanipho Ntombela ANC's KZN spokesperson

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In this week's episode, the Sunday Times politics team discusses the ANC's loss of control in the Kwazulu Natal region. They focus on ousted e-Thekwini mayor Zandile Gumede, who has created a crisis for the ANC by holding on to the mayoral chains, despite a provincial executive committee decision instructing her to vacate office. They also discuss former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi stepping down as leader of the party, and what this might mean for the future of the IFP.

New mayors for eThekwini and uMsunduzi municipalities as well as other ANC political office bearers will be announced within seven days. This follows a decision by the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal to overhaul its entire political leadership in the two municipalities. Among those axed are embattled eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, and Themba Njilo - mayor of KwaZulu-Natal's capital city, uMsunduzi. The ANC has attributed the decision to recall its members in the two municipal executive committees to poor performance, lack of accountability and declining service delivery.

Supporters of the axed eThekwini Mayor - Zandile Gumede say the decision by the KwaZulu-Natal ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) to recall Gumede without clear terms of reference in terms of what they are looking for, shows that the former mayor is being persecuted. Their comments, came after the PEC took a decision to recall Gumede and the rest of the Durban metro's executive committee, citing concerns about a lack of service delivery.

The Msunduzi Municipality's Executive Mayor, Themba Njilo and his executive have been asked to step down by the ANC KwaZulu-Natal PEC.This, as we wait for a press briefing by the party where they are going to annouce the decision in regard to the future of eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and mayors of other poor performing municipalities in the province. Meanwhile, he DA in eThekwini has also welcomed the reports that the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is recalling mayor Zandile Gumede. While, the EFF says it is not surprised that the ANC in the province has finally taken a decision to recall some mayors in the province. And the IFP says ANC has missed the opportunity to take a stand and fight corruption in the eThekwini municipality

A group supporting Ethekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede earlier blocked Doctor Pixley KaSeme Street - formerly West Street - in front of the Durban City Hall demanding that Gumede resumes her duties as mayor. Some of the protesters were arrested after the police used stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Mzo Dube - the spokesperson for ANC members supporting Ethekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede - is among the people who have been arrested on charges of public violence. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Mzo Dube - the spokesperson for ANC members supporting Ethekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and our reporter, Vusi Makhosini..