In the last three weeks, the Hawks has clamped down on JB Marks executive mayor, Kgotso Khumalo, and his former acting municipal manager (MM), Cyril Henry. Another suspect who was nabbed by the Hawks is the former acting MM at the Ratlou Local municipality, Cassius Sejake. The latest is now the 52-year-old technician at Maquassi Hills, which includes Wolmaransstad. In total the Hawks have swooped in on four people in three weeks and the alleged amounts involved in these cases ranges from R112 000 to R7,8 million.

The Maquassi Hills suspect will appear at the Wolmaransstad Magistrate's Court on Friday, Sejake is set to appear at the Atamelang Magistrate's Court on 27 November and the JB Marks suspects will be appearing in the Potchefstroom Magistrate's Court on 1 December. Some of the cases involving these suspects have been investigated by the Hawks between 2018 and 2019 and the arrests were made in 2020.

Sejake, who is out on R5 000 bail, was arrested by the Hawks for allegedly flouting tender processes to the value of R7,8 million between 2018 and 2019 in his capacity as acting municipal manager. On Friday 23 October 2020, Khumalo and Henry were nabbed by the Hawks in Potchefstroom for alleged fraud and theft, amounting to R5 million.

Mohau Shuping, who is the third suspect in the JB Marks fraud and theft case, handed himself over to the police. The trio was let go on a warning by the Potchefstroom Magistrate's Court but was ordered to not set foot at the municipal offices until the case was concluded.

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