Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda Placed on Special Leave Following Recent Arrest [Video]

Former Johannesburg mayor and the MMC of Community Development Kabelo Gwamanda has been placed on special leave
This was after he was arrested recently on charges of fraud after he was accused of running a Ponzi scheme
South Africans surmised that he was getting paid while on special leave and slammed the government

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

Netizens were mad that Kabelo Gwamanda was still getting paid after he was placed on special leave. Images: Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images via Getty Images and Westend61Source: Getty Images

JOHANNESBURG—The City of Johannesburg has placed MMC of Community Development and former mayor Kabelo Gwamanda on special leave after his arrest.