Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says an alleged fraud case involving municipal contracts has been handed over to police after being flagged by the City manager and investigated internally.
This comes after the police’s Commercial Crimes Investigation Unit raided 26 properties across the metro earlier this week.
Hill-Lewis, however, has rejected reports that the case involves R1.6 billion, saying the figure is incorrect. He says he was informed of the alleged fraud about a month ago.
“This is indicative of something right. The system is working to weed out malfeasance and corruption whenever it is discovered or found. And we are absolutely resolute, we will not tolerate any of that conduct in Cape Town. If anyone is up to no good among the 34 000 people who work for the City of Cape Town, they will eventually be rooted out, and that is exactly what is happening here. And we support it fully, and I think it’s an indication of what is right in the city.”
