Block was previously convicted of corruption and handed a 15-year sentence in 2015 for using his political influence to solicit bribes while serving as a Northern Cape provincial official.
Block, who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for corruption, briefly appear before the Upington Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning and the case has been postponed to 11 July and transferred.
Former Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block, who is currently serving a 15-year sentence for corruption, is facing new charges in connection with R51 million tender fraud.