An explosive corruption case has rocked Polokwane Municipality as ActionSA lodged criminal charges against officials over alleged tender rigging spanning two-and-a-half years.
The Limpopo police confirmed on Tuesday that complaint, filed at Polokwane SAPS by a 40-year-old party representative, accuses senior local government figures of flouting procurement laws between January 2023 and July 2025.
The bombshell allegations centre on municipal contracts reportedly awarded through manipulated bidding processes, violating national empowerment legislation.
Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba revealed the case has been escalated to the Hawks elite crime unit, while ActionSA simultaneously pushes for a Special Investigating Unit probe into financial ties between municipal contractors and the controversial Makoro Foundation.
At the heart of the storm lies Iceberg Trading Company, a firm that secured multi-million-rand contracts for critical infrastructure projects while allegedly bankrolling the foundation.
Investigators will probe whether the electrical and civil works contractor enjoyed preferential treatment, bypassed standard procurement protocols, or leveraged connections to Polokwane Mayor John Mpe.
ActionSA legal offensive demands forensic scrutiny of tender committee decisions, bidding documentation, and financial trails linking municipal contracts to foundation donors.
The party asserts that systematic corruption has drained public coffers, eroded community trust, and stalled development in Limpopo capital.
With the Hawks now leading the criminal investigation and political pressure mounting for SIU intervention, the case threatens to expose what activists describe as a “toxic web” of patronage networks.
ActionSA has vowed to pursue accountability through all available channels, declaring municipal corruption an existential threat to local governance.
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