The Hawks have confirmed that the docket in the case against former disgraced Tshwane Mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela, has been referred to it. Makwarela is embroiled in an alleged fraud scandal after the High Court in Pretoria refuted issuing him a clearance certificate, that he had been rehabilitated following his 2016 insolvency. An individual who is declared insolvent is barred in terms of the Constitution from holding public office. Makwarela became mayor in the capital last month, following the resignation of the DA’s Randall Williams. Now there are renewed calls for more stringent scrutiny of leaders at local and national level of government.
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