MK Party accuses Batohi of arrogance, lodges formal complaints

MK Party accuses Batohi of arrogance, lodges formal complaints

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has accused National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Advocate Shamila Batohi of arrogance and misconduct, following her abrupt departure from proceedings at the Nkabinde Inquiry without permission. The party's acting parliamentary leader, Des van Rooyen, said Batohi's conduct showed “utter arrogance” unbecoming of someone holding such a senior office, adding that legal consequences should follow. The party has lodged two formal complaints against Batohi with the […]

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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 […]

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Madlanga Commission | Suspended EMPD chief says disciplining deputy led to his downfall

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Chief of Police, Isaac Mapiyeye, says his attempts to discipline his deputy, Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, were repeatedly obstructed — ultimately leading to his own suspension last year. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission on Friday, Mapiyeye detailed allegations of misconduct by several of his subordinates during his tenure. He accused Mkhwanazi of, among other things, illegally granting blue-light privileges to businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, and […]

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Police arrest metro cop and security guard for the killing of a man in Vosloorus.

Police have arrested an Ekurhuleni metro police official and a private security guard for the killing of a 41 year old man in Vosloorus. According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), the two were nabbed on Sunday for their involvement in the shooting of the man, who was reportedly standing on his veranda during COVID-19 lockdown enforcement operations in the area. It is alleged that officers attempted to arrest […]

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