Ex-EC Health MEC Gomba, 11 others to face fraud charges in court today The case relates to multimillion-rand corruption in arrangements for the funeral of late former President Nelson Mandela in 2013. FILE: Former Eastern Cape Health MEC Sidiswa Gomba. Picture: @healthecmec/Twitter one day ago JOHANNESBURG - Axed Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and 11 others are set to face fraud and corruption charges in the East London Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The case relates to multimillion-rand corruption in arrangements for the funeral of late former President Nelson Mandela in 2013. It's alleged the accused tried to defraud the Buffalo City Municipality out of millions of rands.