Ivette Calitz News Today

Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede was in court on Monday with 21 co-accused facing long-standing fraud and corruption charges. Day one of the trial was short, with proceedings put on hold for some of the co-accused to sort out legal representation.

The trial against former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others, charged with racketeering, fraud and corruption relating to R320m spent by the city on an “illegal” Durban Solid Waste contract, is going nowhere fast.