(en) African Anarchist Collective Tokologo #3 - Westonaria wastes R1.5 million on legal fees By MZEE TAAC

Westonaria municipality wasted R1.5 million on legal fees (October 2007 to August 2012) 
trying to ire a VIP protection of icer who spoke out against tender irregularities. ---- 
Tumisani Mnguni, a former cadre of the MK armed group, was employed by Westonaria 
municipality in March 2007 as a VIP protector. In October, he was appointed as head of the 
VIP protection public safety unit by Mr Seitischo, the then-Westonaria municipal manager. 
---- But Mnguni was ired after challenging the municipality's decision to award tenders 
worth millions of Rands to outside companies without following proper procedures. In July 
2009, Mnguni had reported the matter to the Premier of Gauteng, the MEC for Local 
Government and Housing, and the Of ice of the Public Protector.

The R1.5 million was spent on hiring outside lawyers to pursue its case against Mnguni.

These payments were made between December 2010 and April 2011 to a Pretoria-based law irm, 
called De Swart-Vogel-Myambo Attorneys. R308 856 was paid in December 2010 for 24 months, 
covering salary and traveling costs for this law firm.

The expensive legal battle took place while the municipality struggled to provide township 
residents with basic services such as refuse removal, water, sanitation and electricity 
due to lack of funding.