Johannesburg - The Thaba Chweu municipality in Mashishing (Lydenburg), Mpumalanga, "bought" back furniture, computers, and two vehicles the sheriff seized from its offices, Beeld newspaper reported on Thursday.
But a few hours after three of its staff members successfully bid for the assets at an auction, the municipality cancelled the electronic funds transfer to pay for them.
This happened last week, according to a municipality insider who was not named by Beeld.