Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi is facing serious allegations of corruption, including orchestrating a precious stones robbery in Killarney, Johannesburg.
The Madlanga Commission heard on Tuesday that suspended Deputy Chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), Julius Mkhwanazi, and the ‘rogue’ officers from his unit planned and executed a robbery of precious stones from the owner in an apartment in Killarney, Johannesburg.
This was revealed by Witness K, an EMPD inspector, during her testimony to the commission on Tuesday. She stated that she wanted to acknowledge her role in the wrongdoing in Ekurhuleni, especially with the robbery of precious stones case. Her testimony was heard partially in-camera, for safety reasons.
Witness K stated that she was in a romantic relationship with Mkhwanazi from 2022, and problems started in 2023, when he was suspended from his post. Mkhwanazi began borrowing money from Witness K for groceries, legal fees, and his children’s school fees, but never paid it back.
When Witness K could no longer financially assist Mkhwanazi, he asked her to keep her ears to the ground about money.
