Zandile Gumede retains high-flying SALGA position and jets into SONA
14 February 2020
Guests at yesterday’s State of the Nation Address(SONA) in Cape Town were surprised to see former eThekwini Mayor, Zandile Gumede, seated in the main chamber of the National Assembly. She flew into Cape Town, comfortably seated in business class. Who paid for this?
Her placecard at SONA indicated that she was representing SALGA, the South African Local Government Association, which is a public entity that accounts to Parliament. The role of SALGA is to ‘represent, promote and protect’ the interests of local government.
Zandile Gumede, who is out on R50 000 bail for fraud and corruption, now totalling R389 million, remains it’s Deputy President. She attended the SALGA National Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday in Durban, indicating that she remains very much involved in its business.