Cape Town businessman appears in court for allegedly bribing City Manager with R4 million

Shaun Roos, 56, accused of attempting to bribe a City of Cape Town official with R4 million. 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. 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. The documents read: “The accused then offered the City official a bribe of R4 million in order for the said City Manager to assist in reinstating and approving the tenders that were previously allocated to Triple C.” Investigations into the matter had been underway for several months.