The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Thabo Mofutsanyana Region calls for Immediate Resignation of the Mayor of Dihlabeng Local Municipality Tseki Tseki following his arrest on Monday.

On the same day, Tseki and Busa Molatseli, the former municipal manager, also appeared in the Bethlehem Magistrates Court to face charges of money laundering, fraud, theft, corruption, and violating the Municipal Finance Management Act.

The matter involves a memo he had written to pay the former Municipal Manager R250000 for leave days while he was suspended.

Memo

The mayor and the municipal manager were both out on bail of R5,000 each. Their case will now be heard on Thursday, August 10th.

According to Lieutenant-Colonel Zweli Mohobeleli, a complaint regarding alleged irregular salary payments to the former municipal manager led to the mayor’s arrest in December 2021.

“A warrant for their arrest was issued in May 2023 following intense Hawks investigation,” he said.

Mohobeleli claimed that he wrote a memo to the mayor asking for a refund of his salary while Molatseli was suspended while a separate criminal case against him was pending.

“Tseki has signed that memorandum without the approval of Council thereby resulting in losses to the municipality amounting to about R250 000,” he said.

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