Net to spread wider after arrest of director-general in KZN premier’s office
Nonhlanhla Mkhize allegedly threatened Mhlathuze Water into stopping its probe of financial irregularities
29 August 2022 - 17:58
The Hawks have arrested the director-general in the KwaZulu-Natal premier’s office, Nonhlanhla Mkhize, after she allegedly threatened the board of bulk supplier Mhlathuze Water into stopping its investigations into financial irregularities at the utility.
An operation by the Hawks’ national clean audit task team for serious commercial crime investigation led to the arrest of Mkhize at her home, as well as a 47-year-old alleged accomplice...
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