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Women pay for leadership failures
Political leaders point to corrupt policing, service delivery failures, and a breakdown in municipal leadership as key drivers behind the rising number of unsolved murders and…
KZN Hawks boss says Mchunu put pressure on him to implicate Mkhwanazi in police shootings
KZN Hawks head Deenadayalan Govender testified before the Madlanga commission that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu pressured him to implicate provincial police…
Matlala denies knowing Mchunu, says he hates alleged fixer Mogotsi
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala denies ever meeting suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu, refuting claims that Mchunu disbanded the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) at his request.…
KZN gangs infiltrated SAPS task teams
Retired warrant officer Gregory Loftus told the Madlanga Commission that his son, KZN tow truck owner Bevan Loftus, was murdered by police during a bogus Cash-in-Transit…
Ipid accuses KZN task team of extrajudicial killings
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) deputy director Len John testified before the Madlanga commission, alleging that cash-in-transit task team commander Deena…
Suspended EMPD deputy chief arrested in Emmanuel Mbense murder investigation
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been arrested in connection with the 2022 murder of businessman Emmanuel Mbense. The…
EMPD deputy chief Mkhwanazi and Witness K bail hearing set for Wednesday
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department inspector, known as Witness K, are due…
EMPD deputy chief arrested in IPID investigation into alleged R14.9m precious stones theft
Julius Mkhwanazi, the deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD (https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/departments/2-2/empd/)), has been arrested in connection…
A Network of Silence: What Ekurhuleni reveals about South Africa’s national psyche
The arrests of senior municipal managers and metro police leaders in Ekurhuleni point to a deeper reality: the possible convergence of organised crime, municipal administration,…
Madlanga cracks down on officials
Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi and three other high-profile officials have been arrested following evidence presented to the Madlanga Commission regarding the…
EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi orchestrated a staged raid for precious stones, Witness K says
An inspector from the JMPD's VIP protection unit, known as Witness K, testified before the Madlanga Commission, detailing her role in providing information about precious…