ANC Joburg Regional Deputy Secretary Dan Bovu was granted R5 000 bail at the Johannesburg Specialised Crimes Court.
Earlier
ANC Joburg Regional Deputy Secretary Dan Bovu will appear in the Specialised Crimes Court on fraud and theft charges this morning, 17 January.
According to the ANC spokesperson in Joburg, Jolidee Matongo, the charges date back to 2009 when a case of fraud and theft was opened against Bovu for his alleged involvement in fraudulent activities carried out by him as a member of the Thembelihle Trust.
“The allegation is that a member of the public paid money into the Trust account and in return expected the Trust to build a house for him, and this never materialized,” Matongo explained.
Matongo pointed out that the case was never prosecuted and resurfaced in 2015, but the prosecution authority decided there was not sufficient evidence to prosecute.
“The case has now resurfaced as a result of Mayor Mashaba and the DA coalition pushing for comrade Dan to be charged and prosecuted,” Matongo said.
Matongo highlighted that Bovu has since offered to recuse himself from the ANC and City of Joburg activities while the matter is before the courts.
“We have agreed to give comrade Dan the space he needs to deal with the matter. We are of the view that comrade Dan, like all South Africans, is innocent until proven guilty by a court of law,” Matongo said.
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