Overview
- Arrests that unfolded over the weekend have now put both officials before the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice.
- Mkhwanazi, 50, was taken in by the SAPS Madlanga Commission Task Team at his Gauteng home on Saturday, while a 40-year-old municipal administrator was detained in Johannesburg on Sunday.
- Police say the arrests flow from their ongoing probe into corruption inside the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department, and officers are still searching for additional suspects.
- SAPS has kept details under wraps before the hearing, saying this case is separate from IPID matters linked to the Emmanuel Mbense killing and the blue‑light vehicle issue.
- Testimony at the Madlanga Commission set out claims of missing lithium‑bearing rocks, irregular promotions, and links to kidnappings and extortion, and the weekend arrests drew calls from ActionSA, the DA and civic groups for firm prosecutions and dismissals.