Hawks arrest Mpumalanga councillors in R500,000 lease extension bribery case

Emalahleni councillors to appear in court over R500 000 bribe

The Emalahleni Local Municipality’s two Mayoral Committee members will appear in the Emalahleni Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 17 April 2025, after police arrested them for alleged corruption involving a lease agreement. Arrest Made at Witbank Dam The South African Police Service reports that the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit based in Middelburg arrested the councillors, aged 54 and 55, at the Witbank Dam on Wednesday. Authoritie…

Hawks arrest Mpumalanga councillors in R500,000 lease extension bribery case

Two Emalahleni Municipal Officials Arrested in Corruption Sting

Two senior officials from the Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga were arrested on corruption charges this week, marking another high-profile case in South Africa’s ongoing fight against graft. The arrests, made by the Middelburg Serious Corruption Unit on 16 April 2025, followed an investigation into alleged bribery linked to a lease agreement extension. The suspects, both Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMCs) aged 54 and 55, stand ac…

Emalahleni Municipality MMCs arrested after accepting R20,000 bribe, South Africans annoyed

Two Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) at the Emalahleni Local Municipality were arrested after they were caught accepting a R20,000 gratification.

Cops confiscate German SUV, nab two MMCs in R500K graft

Two high-ranking councillors from Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga were arrested on Wednesday for soliciting bribes.