Mabe and fellow accused fraud, corruption case postponed to 17 June

ANC National Spokesperson Pule Mabe seen in the dock at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in eastern Johannesburg.

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The case of former African National Congress (ANC) National spokesperson Pule Mabe and six others has been postponed to 17 June in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in eastern Johannesburg.

Mabe and his co-accused are facing charges including fraud and corruption.

They relate to a R27 million tender that the Gauteng Agricultural Department had allegedly irregularly given his company Enviro-Mobi in 2016.

The tender was related to waste management.

Mabe, together with his co-accused, made a brief appearance in the dock this morning before the case was postponed once again.

JUST IN:#PuleMabe

The fraud and money laundering case against former ANC spokesperson, #PuleMabe and his six other co-accused has been postponed to 17 June 2025.
Adv Zola Majavu will now be representing Mabe, his wife and 2 companies.
The charges relate to a R27 million… pic.twitter.com/EOef6EA2qn

— Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) March 25, 2025

[WATCH] #PuleMabe will now be represented by Adv Zola Majavu. Mabe and his co-accused have arrived in the dock.
The matter is likely to be postponed as we understand some of the accused have not had sight of the docket.
#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/8IKASfeC3H

— Chriselda Zozi Lewis (Babes Wendaba) (@Chriseldalewis) March 25, 2025

This time around the matter was postponed following a request from the defence teams for further particulars from the state, relating to the charge sheet.

The charges against the accused stem from the state alleging that the contract agreement stipulated that the department can only pay on condition that 50% of the work has been completed and no upfront payments may be made to the service provider.

However, it was found that over R25 million was paid to Mabe’s company for 200 motorised three-wheelers, despite all the goods still being in possession of the service provider.