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/ 6 February 2008
Ekurhuleni metro police head Robert McBride was awarded R200 000 of the R3,6-million damages claim he lodged against the Citizen in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday. The case concerned mainly editorial comment by acting editor Martin Williams and opinion in a column by freelancer Andrew Kenny in September and October 2003.
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/ 18 December 2007
The doctor who is alleged to have falsified a medical certificate for Ekurhuleni police chief Robert McBride was granted bail on Tuesday, after handing himself over to the investigating officer in the case, police said. Dr Joseph Moratioa gave himself up and appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
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/ 23 November 2007
Two of the three metro cops implicated in Robert McBride’s alleged drunk-driving cover-up have resigned, Ekurhuleni metro police said on Friday. Spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said Itumeleng Koko and Patrick Johnson resigned earlier this week. It has been reported that the men received indemnity from prosecution by turning state witness against metro chief McBride.
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/ 8 November 2007
Ekhurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride has had his drunk-driving trial postponed to March 17 next year, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Thursday. NPA spokesperson Tlali Tlali said the reason for the postponement was apparently because the defence wanted to get another legal representative on its team.
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/ 19 September 2007
Metro police chief Robert McBride’s lawyer has confirmed he is the prosecutor in disciplinary charges against three of McBride’s suspended colleagues and accusers. ”I am prosecuting the three. I am acting against [Stanley] Sagathevan, [Patrick] Johnson and [Itumeleng] Koko,” Roshan Dehal said.
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/ 14 September 2007
Three people have been granted immunity from prosecution for information on drunk-driving charges against Ekurhuleni metro police boss Robert McBride, the National Prosecuting Authority says. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reported on Friday that McBride’s three main detractors are criminals involved in cash-in-transit heists, according to their lawyer.<br><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/319216/video-icon.gif"> <a href="http://www.mg.co.za/mcbride" target="_blank" class="standardtextsmall"><b>View live video</b></a>
Ah, the gutter. There’s plenty of mud down there — which is what it being used in the unseemly spat between Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride and some of his officers.