The two had spent two nights behind bars following their arrest on Wednesday.

Former Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi and suspended human resources head Linda Gxasheka will sleep in their own beds on Friday night after the Germiston Magistrate's Court granted them bail.

The two had spent two nights behind bars following their arrest on Wednesday.

The state told the court it was no longer opposing bail as the residential addresses of the two had been verified.

The two were each granted bail of R50,000.