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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Hawks have swooped in on an East London company implicated in a R12 million fraud case.<\/p>\n

The engineering firm was awarded a contract by the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape to conduct a feasibility study of landfills in the Middelburg and Cradock areas. However, the contracts were reportedly never completed, said Hawks spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela.<\/p>\n

The Hawks declined to name the company because it was a sensitive and ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

Hawks seize documents connected to R26m fraud probe at municipality in Cradock<\/p>\n

A whistleblower reported the matter to the Hawks last year. This prompted an investigation into allegations of fraud and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, officers raided the company’s offices and seized documents and equipment.<\/p>\n

Mgolodela said:<\/p>\n

The municipality has been in the spotlight over fraud allegations before.<\/p>\n

In September 2020, the Hawks raided the municipality’s offices as part of an investigation into a R26 million fraud and corruption case.<\/p>\n

The investigation related to the alleged flouting of procurement processes in awarding tenders for road construction, maintenance projects and the design of a community hall.<\/p>\n

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