By Johnathan Paoli
Suspended City of Ekurhuleni Human Resources head Linda Gxasheka has insisted that the disciplinary process against suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi was halted on the instructions of former city manager Dr Imogen Mashazi, before he was later promoted because there was “no pending disciplinary hearing” against him at the time.
Gxasheka was testifying under questioning by evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson on Friday afternoon, as the Madlanga Commission probed the controversial lifting of Mkhwanazi’s suspension and the city’s handling of serious allegations against him.
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“The stopping of the investigation happened between Dr Mashazi, (Legal Services head) Kemi Behari, and EMPD Chief Isaac Mapiyeye. While everybody stopped the process, I alone did not stop it,” Gxasheka told the commission.
She said she initiated an information-gathering process after noticing what she described as preferential treatment towards Mkhwanazi,
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