The Citizen reports that Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi has been suspended from his position. He was at the centre of the testimonies of two colleagues over the last five days at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
Mkhwanazi had been on special leave since at least 25 September after choosing to step away from his position after he was linked to controversial businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The Madlanga commission had heard that Mkhwanazi facilitated the installation of blue lights on Matlala’s security vehicles, something later corroborated by two EMPD officials before the commission. The municipality stated on Tuesday that it had been conducting its own audit investigation into the allegations levelled at the city as a whole.
“The suspension is an administrative measure intended to safeguard the integrity of the disciplinary process and should not be construed as a finding of guilt,” the city indicated. It added that EMPD operations would continue unaffected as interim leadership structures had been established. Ekurhuleni City Manager Kagiso Lerutla commented: “The testimony emerging from the Madlanga commission is both shocking and deeply concerning. It points to systemic issues that this administration will not tolerate.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jarryd Westerdale at The Citizen
- Read too, Ekurhuleni’s acting police chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, suspended, at SowetanLive
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