Uphiko oluzinze eGqeberha iSerious Commercial Crime Investigation lugwebe uGary Stanton Van Niekerk (51), iPhini leMeya kaMasipala kaNelson Mandela Bay Metro, kulandela ukwehluleka kwakhe ukuvela eNkantolo Eyisipesheli Yamacala Ezohwebo eGqeberha.
Ukulahlwa kwecala kuvela ecaleni eliqalwe ngemuva kokufakwa kwesikhalo ngoVan Niekerk. Kusolwa ukuthi mhla ziyisi-8 kuNhlangulana wezi-2022, uVan Niekerk wabhala futhi wathumela incwadi kubameli baseGqeberha, lapho aziveza khona ngokungeyikho njengoSomlomo woMkhandlu kaMasipala kaMasipala kaNelson Mandela Bay.
Kubikwa ukuthi uVan Niekerk usebenze ngaphandle kwegunya elisemthethweni, okwakuhloswe ukuthi aqoke le nkampani yabameli mayelana nezindaba eziqubuke ekumenyezelweni kwezikhala zamaKhansela amathathu (3) Northern Alliance Party Representative (PR) ngaleso sikhathi. Udaba ludluliselwe koKlebe ukuze luphenywe.
Ngokophenyo, amarekhodi omkhandlu aveza ukuthi izikhulumi zesikhashana ziqokwe ngokufanelekile ngokuhambisana nezinqumo zomkhandlu zokwengamela imihlangano, okwenza uVan Niekerk enze izenzo ezihlangene ngendlela engafanele futhi engagunyaziwe.
Ngenxa yalokhu kuhlanekezela amaqiniso, inkampani yabameli kusolakala ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yakhipha incwadi ifuna iMenenja kaMasipala kaNelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality, ifuna ukukhokhelwa imali engaphezu kuka-R550 000 ngemisebenzi eyenzelwe umasipala.
Uphenyo olwengeziwe lwathola ukuthi uVan Niekerk ngokufanayo waqoka enye inkampani yabameli futhi ngaphandle kwemvume edingekayo noma ukudluliselwa kwegunya.
UVan Niekerk wanikezwa amasamanisi oKlebe ngonyaka odlule ukuba avele enkantolo. Uvele kaningi enkantolo kanti bekumele avele phambi kweGqeberha, iSpecialized Commercial Crimes Court ngomhlaka-10 Septhemba 2025, kodwa wehluleka ukwenza lokho.
Ngomhla ziyisi-6 kuMfumfu wezi-2025, wavela phambi kwenkantolo lapho atholakala enecala lokwephula uMthetho, nokuyinto ehlulekile ukuvela enkantolo ngalolu suku olushiwo.
Ummangalelwa ugwetshwe ngokufanele inhlawulo ka-R2 000.00 noma 30 (amashumi amathathu) izinsuku ’ ukuboshwa okuqondile, futhi wakhetha ukukhokha inhlawulo ebekiwe.
Amacala okuqala abekwe ummangalelwa abuyiselwe ku-8 Okthoba 2025 ukuze kuqhutshekwe nezinsolo abekwe zona