WATCH: Former Tshwane mayor Makwarela ‘demon possessed’ – Christians of SA Image: Twitter/TshwaneSpeaker
BREAKING: Dr Murunwa Makwarela hands himself over to police
Former Tshwane Mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela resigned after he was outed for faking his rehabilitation certificate
WATCH: Former Tshwane mayor Makwarela ‘demon possessed’ – Christians of SA Image: Twitter/TshwaneSpeaker
The City of Tshwane’s now disgraced former mayor Dr Makwarela Murunwa has handed himself over to the South African Police Service (SAPS), more than a month after he was forced to resign in the wake of a scandal surrounding a rehabilitation certificate.
The High Court in Gauteng confirmed on Friday morning, 10 March 2023 that a rehabilitation certificate Makwarela had issued to the City Manager was actually fake. Mkwarela had been disqualifiied as a councillor after it was learnt that he had been declared insolvent. As per the law, anyone who has been declared insolvent cannot run for office.
FORMER TSHWANE MAYOR DUE IN COURT
According to eNCA, Dr Murunwa Makwarela went into the Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria and is expected to make an appearance in court on Monday morning, 3 April 2023.
Makwarela is being probed for fraud in connection to the controversy.
COPE ‘CAUGHT BY SURPRISE’ BY MAKWARELA SCANDAL
The Congress of the People (COPE) has faced immense criticism for failing to vet Makwarela and has admitted it was caught by surprise when it emerged that he wasn’t even eligible to be its councillor.
“We were caught by surprise when we were confronted by the media with news that our member who is a councillor in the Tshwane Metro Council was disqualified by the municipal manager because he was sequestrated some few years ago and that it is unlawful for any public representative to occupy such an office,” said Cope national spokesperson Dennis Bloem.
The mayoral seat became vacant following the resignation of Randall Williams. The council has since voted in the DA’s Cilliers Brink.
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