Bid to lead new evidence fails

Nomonde zondo

THE Durban High Court has slammed the state for trying to introduce new evidence without context in its re-examination in the fraud and corruption trial relating to a R300-million Durban Solid Waste tender. The former mayor of eThekwini Zandile Gumede and 21 others are charged with conspiracy to commit corruption, corruption, fraud, money laundering, racketeering, and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act and the Municipal Systems Act. On Friday, Advocate Griffiths Madonsela, counsel for one of the accused, former City manager Sipho Nzuza, presented evidence from a witness, who cannot be identified as per an order of the court, that Nzuza followed all the supply chain management policies in extending the Durban Solid Waste (DSW) tender contracts. The state on Friday said it would correct the perspective that the…

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