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Mkhwanazi, Behari granted bail in fraud and corruption case

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, and the city’s suspended Head of Legal Services, Khemraj Behari, have each been granted R50 000 bail after appearing in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on fraud and corruption charges. The pair appeared alongside former Ekurhuleni City Manager, Imogen Mashazi, and the city’s Head of Human Resources, Linda Gxasheka, who were arrested during an overnight operation by the Commissions […]

todayJuly 9, 2026 15

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Third suspect in R14.9 million precious stones theft case charged, lawyer denies she evaded arrest

The lawyer of former Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officer, Kersha-Leigh Stols, the third accused in the alleged theft of precious stones worth R14.9 million, has dismissed claims that his client was evading arrest. Stols who handed herself over at the Edenvale Police Station on Sunday, appeared before the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. She now joins co-accused, Etienne van der Walt and Adrian MacKenzie, who made their first court appearance […]

todayJuly 7, 2026 101

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Madlanga Commission | Mkhwanazi rejects kickback claims in precious stones case

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, has denied allegations that he received money linked to the alleged theft of precious stones in February 2023. This follows testimony before the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday by Witness K, who alleged that she shared R110,000 with Mkhwanazi and three other individuals after they planned to steal sugilite stones valued at an estimated R14.9 million from their owner. Testifying on […]

todayJune 24, 2026 91

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Madlanga Commission | Witness K details alleged precious stones deal involving EMPD officials and fallout with Mkhwanazi

Witness K has rejected claims that she was handed a box containing sugilite precious stones after they were allegedly unlawfully seized from their owner on 11 February 2023 by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officials. The claims are contained in a statement by EMPD Constable, Kesher-Lee Stols, one of the officers alleged to have gone to a Killarney apartment to seize the stones on the instruction of suspended EMPD Deputy […]

todayJune 23, 2026 165

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Court grants Mkhwanazi and Lerutla bail amid public outcry

Protests erupted outside the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday as members of the Municipal Employees and Civil Servants Union (MECSU) and residents demonstrated following the bail ruling of Ekurhuleni City Manager, Kagiso Lerutla, and suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief, Julius Mkhwanazi. Magistrate Emmanuel Magampa granted the two officials R30,000 bail each following lengthy arguments from both the State and the defence. Demonstrators, some carrying placards reading COE […]

todayApril 28, 2026 179

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Calls mounts for Ekurhuleni city manager’s suspension amid fraud case

Calls are mounting for the immediate suspension of Ekurhuleni City Manager, Kagiso Lerutla, following his arrest. Lerutla who was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport, faces charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice. The 40 year old appeared before the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court alongside suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief, Julius Mkhwanazi on Monday. According to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, he was initially arrested for speeding […]

todayApril 21, 2026 78 2

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Madlanga Commission | Mkhwanazi grilled over van Wyk voice notes

The Madlanga Commission has heard a series of voice notes allegedly sent to suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief of Police, Julius Mkhwanazi, by Medicare 24 CEO Mike van Wyk, raising questions about a possible exchange of favours. In one voice note, van Wyk is heard asking Mkhwanazi to facilitate blue-light privileges for his associate, suggesting he would offer him money in return. Mkhwanazi has denied receiving kickbacks […]

todayApril 16, 2026 143

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Madlanga Commission | Mkhwanazi under fire over contradictory statements

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief of Police, Julius Mkhwanazi, has told the Madlanga Commission that an IPID investigator guided him on how to frame statements related to a controversial 2023 operation. Mkhwanazi testified at the commission on Wednesday amid scrutiny over inconsistencies in two statements he submitted about the operation. In an initial statement dated 2 May 2023, Mkhwanazi said Constables Kasher-Lee Stols and Adrian McKenzie informed […]

todayApril 15, 2026 127

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Madlanga Commission | Mkhwanazi accused of evading testimony

The Madlanga Commission has raised concerns that suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief of Police, Julius Mkhwanazi, may have misled the inquiry regarding his absence from proceedings. Mkhwanazi had told the commission, a day before he was due to testify, that he needed to attend his mother’s funeral. However, the commission says records obtained from Home Affairs indicate that Petunia Mkhwanazi, whom Mkhwanazi had previously named as his […]

todayApril 14, 2026 174