Brady was the chairperson of the city’s Oostenberg sub-council in 2006 when she claimed that she represented the provincial housing department in a letter to a representative of the developer‚ Faizel Davids. In the letter‚ she purported to appoint the company for the construction of 33 RDP houses in Malibu Village‚ Blue Downs.

“It is further confirmed that I‚ Wilma Brady‚ Chairperson: Oostenberg Subcouncil 21‚ on behalf of the Provincial Housing Department‚ appointed Lelethu Properties & Development to develop the serviced land as set out above‚” the letter reads in part.

According to the prosecution‚ Brady misrepresented to the company that she could select private developers to build houses and allocate land. Councillors are not “involved in contracting with entities at provincial or municipal level”.

Brady also used Premier Helen Zille’s name to dupe the company into believing that she had authority to appoint it.