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FILE: Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on 23 March 2021. Their case has been transferred to the Durban High Court for a pre-trial conference. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/Eyewitness News.

Zandile gumede

Zandile Gumede fraud trial with 21 other suspects back in court

By Nhlanhla Mabaso

The trial was supposed to start a long while ago but has seen many delays.

  • FILE: Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede (in a red and yellow dress) and co-accused with some of their supporters in the Durban High Court on 29 March 2022. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News

    Zandile Gumede ready for corruption trial but wants to be prosecuted separately

    Late last year, the State in the matter of Gumede and 21 others said that it was ready for trial. But the trial has still not started, with some of the accused still not prepared to proceed.

    14 days ago
  • FILE: Former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, appears in the Durban High Court on 14 June 2021. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/Eyewitness News

    Corruption case against Zandile Gumede, co-accused due to resume in court

    The group faces charges linked to the irregularities around a Durban solid waste tender worth over R320 million.

    15 days ago
  • ANC KZN elective conference nominations take place

    **Youtube Description: **Members of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal have nominated their preferred candidates for new leadership on the second day of the provincial elective conference. eThekwini ANC regional chairperson Zandile Gumede has declined her nomination to contest the provincial treasurer position due to the step aside rule. She faces fraud and corruption charges.

    24 days ago
  • Zandile Gumede inside the Durban High Court on 14 June 2021. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/EWN.

    Corruption-accused Zandile Gumede continues to enjoy strong support base

    Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her co-accused in the case which include 21 past and present municipal officials, business people and entities are said to have flouted procurement processes for a waste removal tender which cost the city R320 million.

    28 days ago
  • Zandile Gumede. Picture: @eThekwiniM/Twitter

    NPA frustrated by postponements in Gumede trial

    Gumede and her co-accused allegedly flouted procurement processes for a waste removal tender, which the city forked out R320 million for.

    29 days ago
  • Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on 23 March 2021. Their case has been transferred to the Durban High Court for a pre-trial conference. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/Eyewitness News.

    Gumede to object to racketeering charges against her when case resumes in August

    The most serious charge on the lengthy indictment, a conviction on racketeering carries with it a hefty sentence of up to life in prison or a fine of as much as R1 billion.

    29 days ago
  • FILE: Former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, appears in the Durban High Court on 14 June 2021. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/Eyewitness News

    Corruption trial of Zandile Gumede, 21 co-accused expected to get under way

    Gumede and her 21 co-accused, which include a number of past and present municipal officials, stand accused of having flouted procurement processes for a waste removal tender which the city paid a staggering R320 million for.

    29 days ago
  • FILE: Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede (in a red and yellow dress) and co-accused with some of their supporters in the Durban High Court on 29 March 2022. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News

    Zandile Gumede, co-accused set to go on trial for corruption next week

    Gumede and 21 others stand accused of a whopping 2,793 counts of conspiracy to commit corruption, corruption, fraud, money laundering and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act, among others.

    32 days ago
  • FILE: Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede (in a red and yellow dress) and co-accused with some of their supporters in the Durban High Court on 29 March 2022. Picture: Nhlanhla Mabaso/Eyewitness News

    Trial date set for former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and her co-accused

    The fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering case - linked to an irregular Durban solid waste tender involving over R300 million - was back in the Durban High Court on Monday morning.

    64 days ago
  • Former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede (front right) and some of her co-accused appear at the Durban Commercial Crimes Court in her corruption case on 10 December 2020. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/Eyewitness News.

    Gumede, co-accused due back in court for R340m solid waste management fraud case

    The court needs to finalise all documentation for all the accused as the matter is set to proceed for trial next month.

    64 days ago
  • FILE: An ANC flag. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News.

    ANC NEC bars members who've stepped aside from standing for leadership positions

    The party is now tightening measures and trying to prevent those affected by the contentious resolution from being eligible to lead in the organisation.

    111 days ago
  • Thabani Nyawose, speaker of the eThekwini Council. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    ANC co-opts Nyawose into its Regional Executive Committee

    Three of its leaders announced that adding Nyawose and Nolubabalo Mthembu-Zondi into their REC was part of their bid to build unity in the organisation.

    112 days ago
  • ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Sihle Zikalala. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza/Eyewitness News.

    Zikalala wants ANC top brass to reprimand Mkhize for undermining KZN leadership

    In a sit-down interview with Eyewitness News on Monday, Zikhalala has complained that Mkhize has been undermining the current leadership of the province by meeting and addressing certain caucuses in KZN as they held their regional conferences.

    126 days ago
  • Thabani Nyawose. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    ‘We share a vision’ - Nyawose says he will support Gumede as eThekwini ANC head

    Although victorious, Gumede is not participating in any party activities having stepped aside over the multiple corruption charges she’s facing.

    127 days ago
  • Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on 23 March 2021. Their case has been transferred to the Durban High Court for a pre-trial conference. Picture: Nkosikhona Duma/Eyewitness News.

    Corruption-accused Zandile Gumede elected as regional chair of eThekwini ANC

    She beat her competition, Thabani Nyawose by 29 votes.

    127 days ago
  • Zandile Gumede voted in as ANC's eThekwini regional chairperson

    Zandile Gumede was elected as the eThekwini regional chairperson on 10 April 2022. Gumede's slate took a clean sweep of all positions during the ANC KZN regional conference. Gumede, who faced corruption charges from her time as mayor, was not at the conference due to the ANC's step-aside rule.

    127 days ago
  • Nominations process at ANC eThekwini regional conference complete

    After long delays, the ANC KZN regional conference taking place eThekwini finally completed the nominations process on 10 April 2022. Former mayor Zandile Gumede accepted the nomination for Chairperson via a letter. Gumede, who faced corruption charges from her time as Mayor of eThekwini, is going against Council Speaker Thabani Nyawose. #ANC #ANCKZN #ANCeTHEKWINICONFERENCE

    128 days ago
  • Thabani Nyawose, speaker of the eThekwini Council. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza/Eyewitness News.

    Credential debates stall ANC eThekwini elective conference

    After hours of debate over the passing of credentials, the ANC eThekwini conference has adjourned with delegates expected to continue arguing over the issue later this morning.

    128 days ago
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