Advocate Abbey Dlavane, the former municipal manager of the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, has been handed a five-year prison sentence by the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court.
The 61-year-old was found guilty of theft as well as violating Section 173 of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA).
While he received a five-year sentence for theft, the court also imposed a three-year sentence for the MFMA offence, which has been fully suspended for a period of five years.
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The offences took place between January 2009 and March 2020, during Dlavane’s time in office.
According to court proceedings, he instructed the municipality’s credit controller to issue a check worth R550,000 to Kumekucha Investment, a company he solely owned, despite no services being rendered in return.
The ruling marks a significant step in holding public officials accountable for financial misconduct and abuse of municipal resources.
