Wednesday 14 August 2019
Abahlali baseMjondolo press statement
Abahlali welcomes the KZN ANC decision to fire Zandile Gumede
Yesterday the ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) finally fired the long embattled mayor of eThekwini Zandile Gumede.
We wish to welcome this decision which is long overdue. Gumede is facing serious charges of corruption and irregularities. The charges relate to a R208 million Durban Solid Waste (DSW) tender to clean the city’s refuse. At least R37 million of that money was meant to provide water and sanitation to shack settlements in the city. It is alleged that Gumede has been interfering in the issuing of tenders in order to enrich herself. This is what the Nigel Gumede ANC told us in the past: that they will eat for us and on our behalf. They said as long as the ANC is in power Abahlali will get nothing from this government. We have seen that the Zandile Gumede ANC is the same as the Nigel Gumede ANC. Continue reading