The top brass of eThekwini Municipality met on Saturday to negotiate new “working terms” for Sipho Nzuza, the beleaguered city manager who was rearrested this week for allegedly violating his bail conditions.
Robust engagement is expected when Nzuza’s latest application for special leave is tabled on Monday at a full council meeting.
The latest special leave application was triggered by Nzuza’s subsequent court appearance earlier this week, which left him with tighter bail conditions and minus some of his previous powers.
Nzuza has found himself languishing in the quagmire of personal labour-related issues for much of 2020. This after his arrest in March over fraud and corruption charges.
The charges relate to the R430 million Durban Solid Waste tender fiasco, the awarding of contracts allegedly under dubious circumstances, to various contractors in 2017.
Nzuza, along with former mayor Zandile Gumede and 16 others, are the accused in the matter. Nzuza was previously released on R50 000 bail.
He was placed on special leave for six months after the arrest while the city conducted its internal investigation, which is yet to be completed.
However, allegations have since surfaced that he had not adhered to some of his bail conditions, hence the arrest on Monday and appearance at the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court.
He appeared before magistrate Garth Davis, and the investigating officer Colonel Ngoako Mphaki explained why Nzuza was rearrested.
After receiving complaints that Nzuza flouted his bail conditions, Mphaki said his investigations revealed that he had been in communication with witnesses in the DSW matter and conducted and chaired four virtual meetings where the said witnesses were participants.
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Source: eNCA
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