Limpopo Councillor Arrested for Trying to Bribe SIU Investigator

Limpopo councillor arrested for trying to bribe SIU investigator

A Limpopo councillor was arrested for allegedly offering a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigator R70 000 to “close one eye” and disregard evidence in a corruption investigation related to a tender in Mahikeng. The SIU and members of the South African Police Service (Saps) arrested a sitting councillor from Thulamela Local Municipality in Limpopo for allegedly attempting to bribe an SIU investigator with R70 000. Trying to bribe SIU inves…

ANC councilor arrested for attempting to bribe SIU official

An ANC councillor from Limpopo has been arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) official in a bid to derail an ongoing corruption probe linked to the Mahikeng Local Municipality. Netshivhumbe Gumani (44), a councillor in the Thulamela Local Municipality, was apprehended on June 18 during a coordinated entrapment operation involving the SIU, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Hawks. Gumani now …