In a highly contested and closely run election race, former mayor Zandile Gumede, who is facing charges of corruption relating to the issuing of an R320m waste contract, has been elected chair of the ANC eThekwini region.
Gumede has indicated she will “step aside” to allow her deputy chair, Thembo Ntuli, to step in until her future is decided. Her supporters broke out in song and dance when the results were announced, saying they knew they were “winners
On 19 August 2020, Gumede was sworn in as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, replacing Ricardo Mthembu, who died from COVID-19 in July. Opposition parties criticized her appointment, while Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, congratulated her.
On 10 October 2019, the Hawks and members of the South African National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit raided Gumede’s Illchester Avenue home in Durban North. However, Gumede was not found there and it was discovered that she had only rented the property and vacated it in July, subsequently changing addresses – a direct violation of her bail conditions.
The Hawks and the NPA then moved to Gumede’s home in Inanda where they served her a court order to carry out the raids in relation to an R280 million tender scam within the Durban Solid Waste department. The raids were intended to seize R51 million in assets, including a number of luxury vehicles, including Porsches, Lamborghinis, and Jaguar vehicles. Various homes, belonging to fifteen other co-accused individuals were also targeted during the raids.
Footage of the raids went viral online.
On 30 November 2021, Gumede, along with 21 other individuals, is scheduled to appear at the Durban High Court for a pre-trial conference. The trial will cover charges of corruption, fraud, and racketeering in relation to business tenders in the eThekwini Municipality. As of 29 March 2022, the case against Gumede and her co-accused continued, as they face more than 2000 charges
Zandile Gumede daughter
A mom of four and a grandma of seven, Gumede, who lives in Phoenix, was born on 12 May 1961 in Amaoti at Inanda.
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Zandile Gumede house
A total of 10 houses, 14 cars, and an undisclosed sum of money were seized yesterday when the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit raided properties, including that of former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede.
The seizure of properties, luxury cars, and cash believed to be the proceeds of crime was in relation to Gumede’s multimillion-rand fraud and corruption case.
The former mayor, along with councilor Mondli Mthembu, Sandile Ngcobo, and 13 others, faces a charge of unduly influencing the awarding of a tender in relation to an R208m Durban Solid Waste (DSW) contract in 2016.
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The seized luxury vehicles include:
A white Lamborghini Huracan Spider owned by Sinthamone Ponnan;
A silver Mercedes V8 Biturbo AMG GT owned by businessman Hlenga Sibisi;
A white Porsche Cayenne S, a silver Jaguar F-Pace SUV, and a white Jaguar XF, owner not clear;
A red Porsche Cayman Gen II, owner not clear;
An unregistered black Audi RS3; and
An Isuzu double cab and a Ford Ranger Wildtrak are alleged to be owned by Gumede.
“These will also be forfeited to the state. Until the finalization of the criminal investigation, they will be under the control of the state,” said an insider.
Zandile Gumede qualifications
Gumede attended Amaoti Primary, Okhozini Primary in Hammarsdale, and JL Dube and Zwelibanzi Secondary Schools
Her Salary is estimated to be around R1.35 million per year
Zandile Gumede contact details
Main Telephone Number: 031311111
Main Fax Number: Metroceo@durban.gov.za
Physical Address: City Hall, 263 Dr Pixley KaSeme (West) Street, Durban
Postal Address: P.O Box 1014, Durban, 4000