Mkhwanazi appeared alongside Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla, who allegedly paid R400 000 for him to arrange for a civilian, Thabang Tsotetsi, to impersonate him in court in an excessive speeding case
Explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission has laid bare allegations of cartel-linked corruption involving senior police officials and municipal departments, raising fresh questions about procurement processes, criminal accountability and governance in South Africa’s law enforcement system
Mkhwanazi has been charged with fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice
Mkhwanazi is expected to appear in court on Monday
The Madlanga Commission has heard evidence of a metro police operation in which the precious metal was seized but then vanished
The parliamentary committee is scheduled to hear evidence on corruption in the policing system until 20 February
The inquiry into corruption in the criminal justice system will submit its interim report to President Cyril Ramaphosa by 17 December
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief denied fitting Vusimuzi Matlala’s company vehicles with blue lights, reserved only for official law enforcement