# An investigative report by News24 has revealed that businessman Ze Nxumalo allegedly financed a 3.5-million-rand private jet charter used by former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi for a three-day shopping trip to London in 2022. Reports claim payments were linked to companies holding lucrative municipal contracts during Mashazi’s tenure. Mashazi reportedly failed to declare the trip as required by municipal policy. Nxumalo has acknowledged arranging the charter but says it was intended for another businessman. The revelations have renewed concerns about local government transparency.
Reports link businessman to ex-city manager Mashazi’s luxury London trip