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Former Knysna mayor and two officials granted R20,000 bail in corruption case

# Former Knysna mayor Thando Matika and two senior municipal officials have been granted 20-thousand-rand bail each in a corruption case. Matika, acting municipal manager Boy Manqoba Ngubo and acting chief financial officer Busisiwe Lubelwana appeared in the Knysna Magistrate’s Court today. They face charges of corruption, extortion and money laundering over allegations they demanded kickbacks from a businessman who won a 68-million-rand security contract with the municipality. The case returns to court on 2 December.