The City of Cape Town has announced that it has terminated all contracts held by a contractor, Triple C Maintenance and Services, after the owner of the business, Shaun Roos, allegedly attempted to bribe City Manager, Lungelo Mbandazayo.

These contracts are mostly construction-related, and include road maintenance, resurfacing and stormwater infrastructure.

The company was previously involved in issues regarding subcontractor payments for city construction projects in 2025.

On 3 March 2026, Mbandazayo acted as an agent for the SAPS to carry out an undercover sting operation, which led to Roos’s arrest.

The sting took place at Waterstone Village in Somerset West, during which Roos allegedly handed the City Manager R1,4 million in cash.

The City says the payment was purportedly offered as a bribe in exchange for assistance in retaining the vendor’s contracts with the City and the halting of internal City investigations, the nature of which has not been revealed.

The sting on 3 March was preceded by an operation on 26 February, at the Table Bay Mall, Sunningdale, where Roos approached the City Manager and requested his assistance.

Roos initially offered Mbandayazo R4 million and committed to an initial payment of R2 million in cash.

Mbandazayo has been praised for his bravery, as Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis lauded him for his leadership.

Hill-Lewis says as investigations continue, additional arrests of alleged accomplices are anticipated.

The City says this arrest was the culmination of a joint investigative process between the police and the City, which began in March 2025, following a whistleblower’s tip-off.

The City has emphasised that corruption will not be tolerated in any form and that any attempts to “improperly influence municipal officials will be met with firm and decisive action.”

Roos was due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court again today, 12 March 2026, on corruption charges.