Overview
- Both the suspended metro police deputy chief and the city manager won R30,000 bail on Tuesday in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court, which ordered them to surrender passports and return to court on 13 May.
- They face charges of fraud, defeating the ends of justice and corruption tied to an alleged R400,000 payment for a stand‑in at a 2019 speeding case, with a separate firearms charge for the police official.
- The magistrate questioned the state’s case, noting scant evidence linking the men to the alleged impersonator and pointing out that the docket opened only in March 2026.
- Prosecutors cited an affidavit about an alleged 2022 kidnapping and murder involving the police official, yet the court gave it limited weight for bail because it was untested and not part of the current charges.
- The City of Ekurhuleni said it is studying the judgment as council considers next steps, while the Auditor‑General’s local office told MPs it found no fraud matters tied to the city manager in audits because the case stems from a traffic incident, not municipal finances.