R20 Million Corruption Bombshell: Top KZN Official Accused of Pocketing Monthly Bribes and Hiding the Cash

Tdpelmedia | 25-06-2026 06:57am |

A senior official within South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services has appeared before the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates’ Court after being arrested on allegations linked to fraud and money laundering. Mnikelwa Nxele, the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Commissioner for the department, was taken into custody by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) and formally charged following an extensive corruption

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