Vanderbijlpark – The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team has arrested a 42-year-old former Fleet Manager of the Emfuleni Local Municipality on charges of fraud and corruption.
The arrest is linked to the alleged irregular awarding and implementation of a municipal vehicle fleet tender in which approximately R16 million was paid to a service provider for the delivery of 18 municipal vehicles, including UD trucks and bakkies.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said investigations revealed that only seven of the contracted vehicles were delivered to the municipality, despite full payment allegedly having been made to the service provider.
The suspect is expected to appear before the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 20 July 2026, where he will face charges related to fraud and corruption.
The investigation remains ongoing and further arrests have not been ruled out.
Meanwhile, the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has welcomed the arrest of the former Fleet Manager.
“This arrest confirms what the PAC has consistently warned about for years: that corruption within Emfuleni Local Municipality has become deeply entrenched,” said Apa Pooe, PAC Secretary General.
Pooe said the PAC has repeatedly raised these concerns both within Council and in public, including by voting against budgets that failed to confront this corruption.
“The arrest of one individual must not mark the end of this investigation. Corruption of this scale is rarely the work of a single person,” said Pooe.
“We therefore call upon the Hawks, the South African Police Service and the National Prosecuting Authority to identify, arrest and prosecute every official, contractor and accomplice involved.”
