JOHANNESBURG - There's been a breakthrough in the corruption scandal in Emfuleni.
The Political Killings Task Team arrested Janitha van Reenen for allegedly defrauding the municipality of over R400,000.
She may be the key to revealing who ordered the hit on whistleblower Martha Mani-Rantsofu.
Van Reenen told police she could name Mani-Rantsofu's killers.
Mani-Rantsofu, a finance clerk at the Emfuleni Municipality was gunned down outside a tyre shop in March. She uncovered a paper trail that exposed how the municipality was being looted to the tune of R16 million.
Van Reenen faces schedule 5 offences meaning the onus was on her to show the court why she should be released on bail.
The magistrate found van Reenen a flight risk and could interfere with investigations.
Van Reenen remains behind bars. The case has been postponed for further investigations. She will be back in court on 23 June.
Report by Silindelo Sebata