Government lauds sentencing of corrupt Ekurhuleni officials

• Published date: 19 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

Government has welcomed the lengthy prison sentences handed to two former City of Ekurhuleni employees, who were involved in a corrupt IT tender.

Nilesh Singh and Andrew Mphusomadi, along with businessman Veloro Davids, were on Thursday sentenced by the Pretoria Commercial Crime Court.

Davids and Singh were each handed 10 years for fraud and 15 years for corruption, respectively. Mphushomadi, former IT senior manager at Ekurhuleni, will serve a 10-year prison sentence, of which four were suspended, for money laundering.

Minister in The Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, said the ruling served as a deterrent to any persons involved in any form of corruption.

'The sentencing is a testament to President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address, which emphasised that government, guided by the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), will take decisive steps to expose and punish corrupt activities, and reform institutions to make them stronger and more transparent.

'Fighting corruption and promoting good governance is a fundamental priority of this administration.'

Gungubele said public servants must be resolute in stamping out corruption, and in creating a culture of service delivery and excellence.

'There is a lot of work being done by...