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“The integrity commission was satisfied with her explanation, they also noted the fact that it has been more than a year since she was arrested but there is no progress by the NPA.
“If the ANC kept asking him to step aside despite this, he would be infringing on his rights in the organization.”
Therefore, he will return to his positions, both in the ANC and in the provincial legislature.
Gumede appeared in Durban’s commercial crimes court last week, but after numerous postponements, his corruption case was further postponed until February 24 for the state to put his house in order.
The final report is expected to provide details of each defendant’s charges, but will also uncover how a 2016 Durban solid waste tender, amounting to R430m, was allegedly captured in the heart of eThekwini municipality.
However, Ntombela said that “if any decision is made, it will be determined by the judicial process.”
Gumede was sworn in as a member of the KZN legislature in August after her removal as mayor of eThekwini in 2019.
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