EWN reports that councillors in the Ekurhuleni City council deliberated on Tuesday on a proposal to suspend senior municipal officials implicated in evidence before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The city convened an extraordinary council meeting to address the revelations of corruption within the city’s metro police department.
At the centre of the allegations is suspended EMPD deputy chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, who is accused of unlawfully signing agreements with a company owned by alleged criminal Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala. It is further alleged that Mkhwanazi was protected from accountability by certain senior municipal officials. Mayor Doctor Xhakaza explained that because the implicated individuals were senior city officials and not political leaders, disciplinary action against them must first be approved by the council. “Sometimes we are viewed as delaying, but we would have to ensure that we follow the relevant processes because if we don’t, we risk jeopardising these cases," Xhakaza pointed out.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Alpha Ramushwana at EWN
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