On 28 May 2021, the Durban Specialised Commercial Court sentenced Rosemary Zebani Mabi (49) to five years direct imprisonment for 22 counts of fraud.
Mabi who was a Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the NDZ Municipality in Creighton colluded with the Municipal Financial Clerk from July to November 2013 to transfer fictitious payments to suppliers who had not conducted any work for her personal gain. The municipality suffered a total loss of R1 010 000.
She was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team in September 2018 and was convicted after several court appearances.
