Gwamanda vows to retaliate after losing Joburg's mayorship over fraud case
Gwamanda and his co-accused Mduduzi Zondo appeared at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday where the state announced it was provisionally withdrawing all charges against them.
Former Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda's fraud charges have been withdrawn. Picture: Simphiwe Nkosi
JOHANNESBURG - Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says he plans to retaliate after losing his job over a fraud case that has now been dropped.
Gwamanda and his co-accused Mduduzi Zondo appeared at the Protea Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday where the state announced it was provisionally withdrawing all charges against them.
READ: Fraud charges dropped against former JHB Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda
The pair initially faced multiple counts of fraud for allegedly swindling Soweto residents through a funeral policy scam they ran between 2011 and 2012.
Court records show the fraud case against Kabelo Gwamanda was registered in May 2023, the same month he became Mayor of Johannesburg.
Gwamanda said the fraud charges hanging over his head contributed to him losing his job as mayor and subsequently as MMC for Community Development.
"I have lost a job, two jobs as a matter of fact, I have lost my reputation. I have been criminalised by the white monopoly capitalist establishment so it is only fair that I retaliate and everyone must account."
Gwamanda remains an ordinary PR councillor for the Johannesburg Municipality.
He said he’s still considering all his options regarding his next move.