Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says allegations against him are politically driven, and he is not aware of any victims that have come forth.
Gwamanda told SABC News after his appearance before the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto yesterday that he will cooperate with the authorities.
He faces fraud charges for allegedly scamming Soweto residents through a fraudulent funeral policy scheme.
He says, “I’m not going to ridicule any process that needs to unfold. Instead, I’m going to be part of the process so that we can ultimately get to a point where the truth comes to light. What I can say right now with confidence and without fear of contradictions, Mpho Phalatse is a pathological liar, because everything that she has said is contrary to what I’m encountering so those issues that she’s raised with victims and only existing in her head.”
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