The Ekurhuleni HR Manager Linda Gxasheka has denied blocking discilinary action against suspended EMPD acting chief Julius Mkhwanazi testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
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Suspended City of Ekurhuleni HR head Linda Gxasheka returns to the hot seat at the Madlanga Commission, where she will be pressed on why EMPD acting chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, was not disciplined for his alleged misconduct in the city.
This included the blue lights scandal.
Testifying on Thursday, Gxasheka revealed that nearly 40 forensic investigation reports were ignored by city officials. One of them implicated Mkhwanazi.
The commission is probing governance failures inside the metro, including allegations that Mkhwanazi was involved in the illegal installation of blue lights on a fleet linked to an alleged criminal tycoon, Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala.
Gxasheka is accused of being part of a group that shielded Mkhwanazi from accountability — a claim she firmly denies.
In a twist, she warned the commission that the scandal in Ekurhuleni runs deeper than the currently exposed blue lights scandal.
“What we are seeing here is just a small part of the iceberg,” she said, urging broader intervention.
The hearings will begin at 10am.
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