Overview

• City spokesperson Phakamile Mbegashe confirmed Brig Julius Mkhwanazi is on special leave and said the council is deliberating a precautionary suspension.
• An internal audit has been instructed to investigate the relevant EMPD section following the allegations.
• The DA, ATM and Irasa tabled an urgent motion calling for Mkhwanazi’s suspension to safeguard the integrity of ongoing inquiries.
• KZN police commissioner Lt‑Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told the Madlanga commission that Matlala received special treatment, including vehicles fraudulently registered under the city and fitted with blue lights.
• SowetanLIVE previously reported that Mkhwanazi was suspended in 2023 and that an IPID docket on related allegations was referred to the national prosecutions authority.