The investigation by Bowman-Gilfillan has revealed how officials, senior managers, and contractors flaunted the supply chain process to siphon money from the municipality.According to the Bowman-Gilfillan report, the municipality suffered a loss of over R500 million due to corrupt activities between 2008 and 2024.
Mpe says the city has lost over R40 million in fraud and corruption during the construction of the Mankweng stadium. “In particular with the focus on, ghost employees or suspected extended sick leave as well as the suspected multiple positions, with some employees expected to be holding multiple positions indeed it was found that the municipality has some challenges about employees where employees have got different information on their ID versus the details on our system.”