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Malusi Booi granted R250k bail in fraud case amounting to more than R1 Billion

By Vusuthando Percyvil Dube The former Mayoral Committee member for Human Settlement in Cape Town, Malusi Booi, was granted bail of R250,000 by Magistrate Alida Theart amid serious charges, including fraud, corruption, and Money laundering linked to a housing tender scandal estimated at over R1 billion. Booi faces these accusations alongside several co-accused, including his ex-wife, Nozuka Mnyaka, and former director of public housing, Siphokazi September. During the court proceedings, the […]

17 September 2024

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Malusi Booi, Former CT Mayco Member arrested in connection with tenders worth over R1 billion.

By Vusuthando Percyvil Dube Malusi Booi, the former member of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements, was arrested on Monday at his home in the Eastern Cape, as part of a significant investigation into fraud, money laundering, and racketeering involving nine co-accused. The developments were revealed during a bail hearing at the Cape Town Magistrate Court on Wednesday. The charge sheet outlined allegations that Booi collaborated with notorious underworld […]

13 September 2024

Local

Malusi Booi and co-accused appear in court amid allegations of corruption and tender fraud

By Ragheema Mclean Former City of Cape Town Human Settlements Mayoral Committee Member Malusi Booi, along with nine co-accused, made their first court appearance in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (11 September 2024), facing serious allegations of fraud, corruption, money laundering, and racketeering. The charges stem from an investigation into an enterprise that allegedly exploited unlawfully obtained 11 tenders worth approximately R850 million. The State has implicated Booi […]

12 September 2024

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The former City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member, Malusi Booi, was arrested

By Kouthar Sambo The former City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member, Malusi Booi, was arrested following fraud and corruption tender cases. According to Western Cape police, the 46-year-old was arrested in the evening in the Eastern Cape. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Wednesday, political analyst André Duvenhage, said corruption has become a huge point of contention. "Corruption is rife in South Africa and it is a huge […]

12 September 2024

News

Backyard dwellers to oppose COCT interdict seeking removal from D6 land

The fate of a group of evicted backyard dwellers illegally occupying land in District Six is uncertain. It comes as the City of Cape Town was granted an interdict against the demonstrators, who are demanding housing. Several families from across Cape Town set up camp on the land earmarked for restitution about two months ago, in a bid to get government to address their housing needs. The group hosted two […]

4 May 2021

Local

CoCT’s R85m Masiphumelele housing project on track

The City of Cape Town said its R85-million (US$5.1 million) phase 4 housing project in Masiphumelele township is on track. In a statement released on Tuesday, mayoral committee member for human settlements councillor Malusi Booi visited the site and said 227 people will be benefiting from the housing project, which is expected to be completed at the end of October. He said residents from the approved targeted areas, including residents […]

14 October 2020

Local

Additional month for public to comment on City of Cape Town’s housing allocation policy changes

Members of the public have an additional month to comment on the proposed changes to the City of Cape Town’s housing opportunities allocation policy (2015, the city said on Sunday. "The proposed changes aim to expedite certain decision-making processes and further enhance allocation fairness and transparency. The comment period, which opens on 22 June 2020, will close on 21 July 2020," the city said in a statement. The proposed changes […]

21 June 2020

Local

CoCT tries to stop “land invasions” in Khayelitsha

Khayelitsha residents whose illegal structures were demolished by the City of Cape Town's land invasion unit, have pelted the vehicle of a mayoral committee member with stones. Mayco member for Human Settlements Malusi Booi escaped without injury, but his vehicle was damaged in the incident. The city says there have been a number of attempts to illegally occupy land. This in direct contravention of lockdown and COVID -19 regulations. The […]

12 April 2020

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