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KwaZulu-Natal police bosses are still doing a risk assessment to gauge what, if any, security measures need to be put in place ahead of municipal officials testifying in the racketeering trial of former Durban mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others.

Judge Sharmaine Balton had ruled that audio would be recorded for the entire trial, but no visuals could be taken while the court was in session.

The trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others for racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering resumed on Monday.

The process to appoint the forensic firm that conducted an investigation into former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede, and others accused of fraud, corruption and racketeering has again been questioned.




The trial of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her co-accused is only set to resume in mid-July.



Allegations of payments for services not rendered and irregular appointments of companies tipped off the initial corruption investigations into Zandile Gumede and her co-accused.



The head of the City Integrity and Investigations Unit, Mbuso Ngcobo, has fallen ill and could not complete his cross-examination on Thursday.

Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede's lawyer has questioned why the City Integrity Investigation Unit did not report the fraud and corruption allegations against Gumede and others to the City's disciplinary committee.

Zandile Gumede’s advocate Jay Naidoo retraces expedited internal investigation process

The head of eThekwini's City Integrity Investigating Unit, Mbuso Ngcobo, is testifying about the initial processes of the investigation.