A former official of the City of Johannesburg who worked as a property valuer has been arrested on fraud and corruption charges‚ the city said on Wednesday. The arrest follows the airing of the Carte Blanche expose on November 6 2016‚ on irregularities in the setting of Johannesburg property valuations as well as an investigation conducted by an internal forensic investigations unit‚ led by the city’s head of internal investigations‚ Shadrack Sibiya. Johannesburg Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba appointed Sibiya - a former head of the Hawks - to crack down on corruption in the council. The woman resigned when the previous administration received a preliminary report on her dealings. She is accused of colluding with property owners and enabling properties worth as much as R120-million not to pay rates. She is expected to appear in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday. “She was identified as the person responsible for irregular and fraudulent adjustments and devaluing of 22...
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