{"id":983,"date":"2026-07-30T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/nelson-mandela-bay-deputy-mayor-to-stand-trial-for-fraud-after-rejecting-plea-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T04:00:21","slug":"nelson-mandela-bay-deputy-mayor-to-stand-trial-for-fraud-after-rejecting-plea-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/iphini-likameya-kanelson-mandela-bay-lizovela-enkantolo-ngecala-lokukhwabanisa-ngemuva-kokwenqaba-isivumelwano-sokuvuma-icala\/","title":{"rendered":"IPhini likaMeya waseNelson Mandela Bay Lizovela Enkantolo Ngokukhwabanisa Ngemva Kokwenqaba Isivumelwano Sokucela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IPhini likaMeya waseNelson Mandela Bay uGary van Niekerk uzovela enkantolo ngoMeyi 2026 ngamacala okukhwabanisa nge-inthanethi kanye nokwephula uMthetho Wokuphathwa Kwezimali Zikamasipala (i-MFMA), ngemuva kokuba iNational Prosecuting Authority (i-NPA) yenqabe isivumelwano sokuvuma icala, ngokusho kwezitatimende ezivela kwi-NPA kanye nemibiko ye-IOL kanye ne-The Herald. La macala ahlobene nezinsolo zokuthi, ngo-2022, uVan Niekerk wagunyaza izinkokhelo ezingaphezu kuka-R570,000 ezinkampanini zomthetho ngaphandle kokulandela izinqubo zokuthenga zikamasipala.<\/p>\n<h4>Imininingwane Yezinkokhelo Nokutholakele Kwangaphakathi<\/h4>\n<p>I-NPA iqinisekisile ukuthi uVan Niekerk usolwa ngokukhwabanisa nge-inthanethi kanye nokwephulwa kwe-MFMA ngemuva kokuthi uphenyo lwangaphakathi luthole ukuthi wephule umthetho wokuziphatha wamakhansela kanye nezinhlinzeko ezithile ze-MFMA. Uphenyo lukamasipala luthole ukuthi imithetho yokuthengwa kwempahla ayilandelwanga ekugunyazeni izinkokhelo, ezazihloselwe izinsizakalo zomthetho.<\/p>\n<p>UVan Niekerk uphikile noma yikuphi ukwenza okubi. Ekhuluma ne-Herald, uthe: \u201cAngitholakalanga nginecala lokweba, ukukhwabanisa noma isenzo sokungathembeki. Yilokhu okusekelwe kukho lesi sicelo.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Ukudelela Inkantolo Nezicelo Zokususa Isihlalo<\/h4>\n<p>Ngo-Okthoba 2025, uVan Niekerk watholakala enecala lokudelela inkantolo ngokungaveli emhlanganweni womkhandlu ohleliwe ngesikhathi engaphandle kwezwe eJalimane. Wahlawuliswa u-R2,000 ngaleli cala, ngokusho kwemibhalo yenkantolo kanye nemibiko ye-ENCA.<\/p>\n<p>Ngemva kokulahlwa yicala lokudelela, kwafakwa isicelo emkhandlwini ukuze kuphenywe ukuthi uVan Niekerk wayekulungele yini ukuqhubeka nokuba yisekela lemeya. I-Herald ibike ukuthi lesi sicelo sicaphune ngqo ukwehluleka kwakhe ukuya emhlanganweni wekhansela njengesisekelo sophenyo mayelana nokufaneleka kwakhe esikhundleni.<\/p>\n<h4>Isimo Sezepolitiki Nezinyathelo Ezilandelayo<\/h4>\n<p>Ubuholi obuphezulu beNelson Mandela Bay bugxekwe ngezinkinga eziqhubekayo zokubusa kanye nokulethwa kwezinsizakalo. Usopolitiki wendawo uBill Harrington uthe ku-Algoa FM: \u201cNgaphansi kweMeya Ephethe yamanje, iNelson Mandela Bay ibhekane nokwehluleka okukhulu kokubusa kanye nokulethwa kwezinsizakalo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Icala likaVan Niekerk lihlelelwe uMeyi 2026. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, isikhundla sakhe njengephini lemeya sisalokhu sihlolisiswa, kanti kungenzeka ukuthi kube nezinyathelo ezengeziwe zomkhandlu ezisalindile inqubo yezomthetho.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IPhini likaMeya waseNelson Mandela Bay uGary van Niekerk uzobhekana necala lokukhwabanisa ngoMeyi 2026 ngemuva kokwenqaba isivumelwano sokuvuma icala, kulandela izinsolo zokukhokha okungagunyaziwe.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[696,695,694,349,693],"class_list":["post-983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-cyber-fraud","tag-fraud-trial","tag-gary-van-niekerk","tag-municipal-finance","tag-nelson-mandela-bay"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy Mayor To Stand Trial For Fraud After Rejecting Plea Deal - 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