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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has denied allegations made by Good party MPL Brett Herron regarding an alleged conspiracy to misappropriate and launder the City\u2019s Covid-19 relief monies to create a political slush fund.<\/p>\n

Writing to Mayor Dan Plato in his capacity both as mayor and regional chairperson of the DA, Herron requested urgent clarity on the alleged conspiracy and to provide further information on matters pertaining to the City’s Covid-19 relief funds, and what steps have been taken to hold implicated parties to account.<\/p>\n

Herron said: \u201cConspirators allegedly include very senior colleagues of Plato\u2019s in DA structures in Atlantis, city councillors, City staff and a church in Table View.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unclear if the slush fund was intended to grease an internal DA campaign, or be used for DA party purposes. The Good party has established that a criminal investigation is under way and one senior DA member in Atlantis has already been arrested.<\/p>\n

\u201cA case has been registered (case number 392\/11\/2020) and more arrests are expected to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December last year the Hawks arrested the director of an NGO who allegedly defrauded the Covid-19 Temporary Employer\/Employee Relief Scheme in Atlantis.<\/p>\n

On Friday mayoral spokesperson Greg Wagner said: \u201cThere is simply no truth to the false allegations made by the MPL. The City\u2019s Covid-19 relief fund is fully audited and every cent can be accounted for.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe arrest referred to Atlantis is not related to any of the City\u2019s food relief programmes and a simple enquiry with the SAPS could have confirmed this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City\u2019s spending on humanitarian relief includes approximately R14 million from the Mayor\u2019s Relief Fund spent to support a major food relief drive, which included equipping soup kitchens and providing other food relief where soup kitchens were not established.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wagner said a R10m grant-in-aid funding was approved in January by the City and is being rolled out to 14 qualifying registered non-governmental organisations, public benefit organisations, or non-profit organisations that applied to issue relief within the municipal boundaries of the City to prepare and distribute cooked meals directly to vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

DA councillor Roberto Quintas, who is in charge of Plato\u2019s re-election campaign, said: \u201cI can guarantee you there have been no such activities, as they would be contrary to City\u2019s and the DA\u2019s regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, beneficiaries of these packs do not sit on the selection panel which will choose the next DA mayoral candidate for 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cape Argus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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