The two officials, Nokuthula Lafuleni-Zungu and Caiphus Khumalo, worked for the St. Lucia Municipality while Nkosinathi Ntshangase worked as a game ranger for the Isimangaliso Wetland Park.
It is alleged that the three were demanding money from various service providers that were contracted to do work for the municipality.National Police spokesperson Vish Naidoo says, “The National Commissioner of Police General Khehla John Sitole has both applauded the SAPS National Cold Case Unit and welcomed the arrest of three suspects in connection with tender irregularity, fraud, corruption, extortion, theft and racketeering cases in excess of R100 million.
“It was further established that money was paid into accounts linked to at least three suspects. As part of the first phase of this investigation, the Cold Case Unit worked closely with the Directorate for Public Prosecution in KZN and embarked on an undercover sting operation which resulted in the arrest of the following three suspects on the 17 December 2021.