South Africa
Criminal charges laid against former water board CEO's─── 07:25 Sun, 21 Jun 2020
The Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Department has laid criminal charges against former CEOs of the Lepelle and Amatola Water Boards.
The suspended CEO of Amatola Water in the Eastern Cape, Vuyo Zitumane, is one of the accused.
Zitumane allegedly awarded tenders at inflated prices.
This is according to a report compiled by Open Water Advanced Risk Solutions.
The company was appointed by the Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu.
The other accused is Lepelle Northern Water CEO, Phineas Legodi.
He is implicated in fraud, corruption, and bribery in connection with a R40 million debt collecting tender.
