NPA asks bail to be set at R200k for Malusi Booi and four co-accused
Booi and his co-accused are back at the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Friday for judgment in their bail applications in the corruption case against them.
Former City of Cape Town Human Settlements MMC Malusi Booi. Picture: Facebook/MalusiBooiMMC
CAPE TOWN - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has asked for bail to be set at R200,000 for Democratic Alliance (DA) member and former Cape Town Human Settlements MMC Malusi Booi and four of his co-accused in the corruption case against them.
They're back at the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Friday for judgment in their bail applications.
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Ten people have so far been arrested in connection with multi-million-rand tender corruption within the city's Human Settlements directorate between 2019 and 2023.
They’re facing charges related to corruption, racketeering, money laundering, and intimidation, and they've all proclaimed their innocence.
Meanwhile, speaking to Eyewitness News previously, Booi denied any involvement in the alleged corruption, and believed that some in the DA Western Cape were trying to tarnish his name.
"If you read in one of the articles, I think in the Daily Maverick, they're saying the investigation started in 2019, it means someone is using his proximity. Because if the investigation was started in 2019, why would you wait for 2023 to release whatever information that you supposedly had back then?"
However, he wouldn't reveal the names of the people he was referring to.
"I've got my suspicions, but I'll wait until this whole issue is dealt with."
The group appeared before Magistrate Alida Theart on Wednesday, following their arrests earlier this week.
Those arrested include Booi's ex-wife, Nomvuyo Mnyaka, Booi's girlfriend at the time, Lorna Ndoda, and a former director at the Human Settlements directorate, Siphokazi September.
Alleged 28's gang boss Ralph Stanfield and his wife Nicole Johnson are expected to be added to the indictment when the group appears in court.
The State believes the Stanfields fraudulently benefited from municipality construction tenders worth at least R850 million.
It believes Booi was instrumental in manipulating tender processes in favour of the Stanfields while heading the Human Settlements Directorate.
An accountant linked to Stanfield's wife's company, Suraya Manuel, is also one of the people arrested for her involvement in the alleged corruption.