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Three persons of interest identified in murder of Madlanga Commission witness

  National police commissioner, Fannie Masemola, has revealed that three persons of interest have been identified in connection with the murder of a witness in the Madlanga Commission. Witness D, who has been identified as Marius Van der Merwe, was shot dead in full view of his wife and children in Brakpan on Friday night. Van der Merwe, who testified in camera in November, made damning allegations exposing alleged deep-rooted […]

todayDecember 8, 2025 153

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Madlanga Commission | Mkhwanazi denies granting Matlala blue-light privileges

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief, Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi, has denied installing blue lights on vehicles belonging to alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Mkhwanazi is accused of abusing state resources to benefit associates, including allegedly granting Matlala’s vehicles unlawful blue-light privileges and signing an open-ended security tender with Matlala’s company, CAT VIP Protection. He told the commission that he was suspended for three months over allegations he […]

todayDecember 3, 2025 108

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Madlanga Commission | EMPD chief accused of fathering children with subordinates

Former Ekurhuleni municipal manager, Dr. Imogen Mashazi, has accused suspended EMPD police chief Isaac Mapiyeye of fathering multiple children with junior staff in the department. Mashazi testified before the Madlanga Commission on Monday, addressing allegations about her tenure and her alleged unusually close association with suspended EMPD deputy chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi. Mashazi — who has been accused of helping sideline officials who reported alleged misconduct by Mkhwanazi — instead […]

todayDecember 1, 2025 179

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Thepa reinstated as EMPD spokesperson

The City of Ekurhuleni has reinstated, Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, as the spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD). The decision comes a few days after Thepa gave a chilling testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, detailing alleged corruption within the metro. She told the commission she had been forcibly removed from her position and was nearly assassinated after exposing alleged wrongdoing involving EMPD deputy chief Brigadier Julius […]

todayNovember 17, 2025 103

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Madlanga Commission | EMPD official says her life was threatened after exposing alleged corruption

It was an emotional day at the Madlanga Commission, where the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Head of Media and Public relations, Kelebogile Thepa, revealed that she was almost assassinated after exposing alleged corruption involving Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi. Thepa testified that she had alerted the EMPD about a media enquiry that raised concerns about the department’s blue-light saga — a disclosure she believes placed her and others under the "threatening, […]

todayNovember 14, 2025 250

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IPID report flagged alleged misconduct by EMPD’s Mkhwanazi: Nciza

Former Ekurhuleni Human Resources director, Xolani Nciza, says the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) released a report containing damning allegations against Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi shortly before his appointment as deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD). The IPID report recommended that an internal disciplinary process be instituted and be referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Nciza said there is sufficient evidence for Mkhwanazi to face disciplinary action […]

todayNovember 13, 2025 120 1

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Madlanga Commission | Former city manager ‘pressured HR to reinstate’ Mkhwanazi at EMPD

Former head of employee relations at the City of Ekurhuleni, Xolani Nciza, says the city's former manager, Dr. Imogen Mashazi, forced him to facilitate the reinstatement of Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi at the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) after months of suspension. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Nciza said Mashazi became increasingly hostile toward him for allegedly trying to extend Mkhwanazi’s suspension, claiming she had a close informal relationship with the […]

todayNovember 12, 2025 182

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Madlanga Commission | Commissioner Spies says EMPD needs tighter vetting systems

Former Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief, Revo Spies, has criticised the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department's (EMPD) for what he calls dangerously weak vetting systems that allow convicted criminals to enter — and remain within — the force. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Spies said the City of Ekurhuleni’s personnel vetting system urgently needs to be overhauled, claiming that hundreds of officers facing criminal charges continue to serve in the metro police. […]

todayNovember 11, 2025 173

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Madlanga Commission | EMPD Deputy chief implicated in a string of serious crimes

Former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Chief of Police for Auxiliary and Support Services, Revo Spies, has made explosive allegations linking EMPD deputy chief, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, and several other officers to serious criminal activities — including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and theft. Spies testified before the Madlanga Commission on Monday for a second day, recounting what he described as deep-rooted corruption within the EMPD. He told the commission that during […]

todayNovember 10, 2025 457 2 2