Allegations of widespread corruption, tender manipulation, and financial mismanagement have cast a shadow over the Makhado Local Municipality, with senior officials accused of turning the institution into a personal business empire.
In a dramatic media briefing on Wednesday, 30 July, the ANC Chief Whip at Makhado Municipality, Cllr Sampson Baloyi, made damning allegations, claiming the existence of a network of fraud and patronage stretching from the mayor's office to the chief financi...