South Africa - Pretoria - 26 March 2026. Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya together with Tshwane Deputy Mayor and MMC for Finance Eugine Modise brief members of the media on matters relating to governance, accountability and service delivery.
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Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya has welcomed findings of alleged corruption and tender irregularities within the metro, signalling a hard line against wrongdoing as evidence at the Madlanga Commission intensifies scrutiny on senior officials.
Speaking in Pretoria on Thursday, Moya told journalists that the city will not sideline the commission’s work or reduce it to a procedural exercise.
Instead, she positioned the findings as a decisive moment for accountability in a municipality battered by governance concerns.
“The City is fully cooperating with the Commission and has formally engaged with it. We will consider its findings once its work is concluded and will implement its recommendations where appropriate,” she said.
The Commission has heard testimony implicating senior municipal figures in alleged collusion tied to lucrative security and waste management tenders worth billions.
At the centre of the storm is a R2.9 billion security contract awarded in 2022 to 22 companies, including one linked to Tshwane’s deputy mayor and ANC regional leader, Eugine “Bonzo” Modise.
Evidence presented revealed that two Bid Evaluation Committees had recommended the cancellation of the tender over irregularities—warnings that were allegedly ignored.
Pressure on the metro escalated further this week when Corporate and Shared Services MMC Kholofelo Morodi was placed on special leave.
The move followed allegations that she shared confidential municipal documents on land lease tenders with Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, raising fresh concerns about internal controls.
Moya struck a careful but firm tone, insisting her administration would not interfere with ongoing investigations. “We remain committed to accountability and ethical governance,” she said.
She also disclosed the scale of the crisis: 146 city officials were implicated in investigations into alleged fraud, corruption and misuse of public funds during the 2024/25 financial year.
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