Pietermaritzburg: KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has welcomed the five-year sentence handed down by the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court to a former municipal official who had defrauded the Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma local municipality of R1-million.
Hlomuka believes the sentence handed down by the court will serve as a deterrent to anyone who might be thinking of abusing their position in local government for personal enrichment. The judgement bolsters the Provincial Governmen’ts view that any malfeasance by those who have been entrusted with the responsibility of serving our communities should never be tolerated.
Hlomuka has also urged the law enforcement agencies to leave no stone unturned in their fight against corruption.
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