By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission’s interim report has referred 14 people for “immediate criminal investigation and urgent decisions on prosecution”, the presidency said on Thursday.
The referrals relate to five SAPS officials: Major General Lesetja Senona, Major General Richard Shibiri, Brigadier Mbangwa Nkhwashu, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng and Sergeant Fannie Nkosi.
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Also named are nine current and former employees of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) and the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), including suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and former city manager Imogen Mashazi, presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said.
“Where the commission has said that there is prima facie evidence of wrongdoing, it has made referrals for investigation by the appropriate officials in the South African Police Service, Independent Police Investigative Directorate or the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality,” Magwenya said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa had directed law enforcement
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