{"id":97438,"date":"2026-04-18T14:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/police-silent-on-details-of-empds-mkhwanazi-arrest"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:12:30","slug":"police-silent-on-details-of-empds-mkhwanazi-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/police-silent-on-details-of-empds-mkhwanazi-arrest","title":{"rendered":"Police Silent on Details of EMPD&#8217;s Mkhwanazi Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Police are remaining tight-lipped on details about the arrest of a senior Ekurhuleni municipal official.<\/p>\n<p>EWN has learned the suspect is suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhanazi, who was arrested at his home on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>He faces charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice, and is expected to appear in court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Mkhwanazi was arrested by the SAPS Madlanga task team, established by the president to act on evidence from the judicial commission of inquiry.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mkhwanazi grilled for allegedly running kidnapping, extortion racket within EMPD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The police, in a statement, confirmed the operation was led by the team.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a subsequent note, they said the charges are not linked to evidence from the Madlanga Commission, including the blue lights saga.<\/p>\n<p>They also denied any connection to a probe by police watchdog IPID, which has been investigating Mkhwanazi over allegations tied to the 2022 killing of Emmanuel Mbense.<\/p>\n<p>Police said more details will be shared on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Mkhwanazi is accused of using his position to benefit associates, including alleged crime figure Vusimuzi &#8216;cat&#8217; Matlala.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said more arrests are expected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Police are remaining tight-lipped on details about the arrest of a senior Ekurhuleni municipal official. EWN has learned the suspect is suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhanazi, who was arrested at his home on Saturday morning. 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