Madlanga Commission hearings

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 […]

November 13, 2025 72 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 […]

November 12, 2025 136

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Madlanga Commission | Matlala arrest exposed motive behind Task Team disbandment: Masemola

National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, revealed that phone records of controversial businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala showed that plans to disband the Political Killings Task Team were already in motion as early as December 2024. Masemola returned to the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, to testify on various issues relating to the disbanding of the task team, high-profile arrests, and alleged misconduct in the police service. Wrapping […]

September 23, 2025 86

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Madlanga Commission | KZN top cop blows whistle on criminal syndicates and media complicity

In a series of explosive testimonies at the Madlanga Commission, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, laid bare a web of alleged criminal infiltration, political interference, and even media complicity within South Africa's justice and law enforcement structures. The Commissioner concluded the first round of his testimony on Friday, standing by his explosive July briefing. He alleged that powerful syndicates—including drug cartels and politically connected individuals—have infiltrated law enforcement and government […]

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