Her return was recommended by the African national Congress's provincial integrity commission following her appearance before it.
ANC KZN spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela said that Gumede’s reinstatement was recommended by the provincial integrity commission following her appearance before it in October.
Former mayor Zandile Gumede faces fraud, corruption and racketeering charges linked to a waste collection tender amounting to R430 million.
This means that the State will be expected to table the indictment, its forensic audit report, police dockets and all annexures relating to the matter at the next appearance in March.
Gumede and 17 others are expected to return to the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in connection with tender fraud at the eThekwini Municipality amounting over R400 million.
She is charged in connection to the eThekwini waste collection tender fraud case valued at over R400 million.
The much-anticipated meeting of the highest structure in between conferences finally sits down on Friday.
The IFP has now approached the Pietermaritzburg High Court in a bid to overturn Zandile Gumede’s appointment as a member of the KZN legislature.
This case is expected to be heard on 14 January 2021.
The IFP said Zandile Gumede’s appointment was irrational given that she is implicated in a tender fraud case amounting over R400 million.
Gumede is among 10 members in KZN facing criminal charges who were asked to step aside from their positions following a decision by the ANC national executive committee (NEC).
Former eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and 16 others face fraud, corruption and racketeering charges linked to a tender scam valued at over R400 million.
It is understood Gumede wanted to consult her lawyers before she appears before the provincial integrity commission, preferably with her legal team.
ANC KZN spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela said that Zandile Gumede refused to appear before the party’s integrity commission on the date that was given to her, saying that she wanted her lawyers involved in the matter.
Olly Mlamleli, who was ousted as Manguang mayor last month with the assistance of ANC councillors, is due to appear in court on Friday morning along with six others.
This claim comes after one of Zandile Gumede’s co-accused - the city’s deputy head of supply chain management, Sandile Ngcobo - was brought back to work and assigned to a new department this week.
Sandile Ngcobo was suspended earlier this year after fresh charges emerged in the Ethekwini waste collection scandal.
