The Grahamstown High Court has granted the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority a final forfeiture order of approximately R19 million against assets that were the proceeds of tender fraud.
NPA national spokesperson Sipho Ngwema says the order follows the arrest of two senior former government officials and a businessman who have already appeared in the King William’s Town Magistrate’s Court on allegations of fraud, theft, money laundering and contravening the Public Finance Management Act amounting to just over R29 million.
One of the accused Stanley Khanyile, a municipal manager of Sedibeng District Municipality at the time of his arrest, was a former head of the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development.
He was joined in the dock by the former chief director in his office, Vuyokazi Sangoni, and businessman, Poovandaren Chetty.
They were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Task Team in Gauteng and East London and were subsequently granted bail ranging from R20 000 to R200 000.
Khanyile was shot dead in early October in Alberton in Gauteng while on bail.
Sangoni is facing one charge of fraud and Chetty is facing 16 counts of fraud, 18 counts of theft, and 15 counts of money laundering.
The criminal case was postponed to the 20th of this month for the State to produce a new indictment and the matter was referred to the East London High Court for trial.
