The Hawks provincial spokesperson, Lynda Steyn, has confirmed to OFM News that the suspect handed himself over to the police on Thursday. This, after being on the run since early on Wednesday, after his co-accused were all arrested.

The suspect now joins businessman Edwin Sodi, former Free State’s Human Settlements HOD Nthimotse Mokhesi, former national Human Settlements director-general Thabane Zulu, former MEC of Human Settlements Olly Mlamleli, and three others. 

They are facing fraud, corruption, and money laundering charges and will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Friday.

Their arrests have been widely welcomed, and many are pinning their hopes on the National Public Prosecution (NPA). These include the likes of opposition parties in the Free State, including the DA, EFF and Freedom Front Plus - who are all singing in unison and calling for justice to be delivered. 

It's not yet clear at this stage if more arrests are likely to be made.

These parties have welcomed the arrests of politicians in this case. On Wednesday, Steyn told OFM News that the group who had been nabbed because of crimes allegedly committed between 2014 and 2016.

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