Suspect in R4m bribe to city manager in court

THE man accused of trying to bribe a City of Cape Town official with R4 million to reinstate lucrative municipal tenders has appeared in court following an undercover police operation that uncovered the bribery scheme.

- KIM SWARTZ [e-mail]

The suspect, Shaun Roos, 56, allegedly attempted to influence the outcome of an investigation linked to municipal contracts worth about R1.6 billion that had been awarded to his company, Triple C Maintenance and Services.

Court documents state that the accused allegedly arranged a meeting with City manager, Lungelo Mbandazayo, in February at Table View Mall.

It is alleged that during the meeting, the accused offered the official a bribe of R4m to assist in reinstating and approving tenders previously allocated to Triple C, a Blackheath company where he is allegedly the operations manager.