Ekurhuleni’s dodgy R483m payouts to XET exposed
Financial records have exposed a massive corruption scandal involving the Ekurhuleni municipality and IT provider XET Solutions. The investigation reveals questionable payments, potential billing scams, and conflicts of interest involving high-ranking municipal officials.
Why it matters
This exposes systemic corruption and the misappropriation of public funds, which directly impacts municipal service delivery and taxpayer trust.
A trove of financial records — including payment statistics reports and invoice registers — has laid bare how IT service provider XET Solutions received hundreds of millions of rand from the Ekurhuleni municipality.
The article relies on documented financial evidence and corroboration from officials to report on corruption, maintaining a standard investigative tone.
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