By Johnathan Paoli
Suspended Ekurhuleni head of human resources Linda Gxasheka on Thursday denied claims from multiple prior witnesses at the Madlanga Commission that she helped shield suspended deputy head of metro police Julius Mkhwanazi from accountability.
Testifying at the commission, Gxasheka said that despite damning allegations from witnesses – including suspended EMPD chief Isaac Mapiyeye — she was a victim, together former city manager Imogen Mashazi, in a “blame game”.
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“Games are being played. Now the blame is being put on myself and the city manager. That is not correct,” she said.
She told the commission that Ekurhuleni’s HR environment was “far more complex” than Johannesburg’s – where she had previously worked, adding she oversaw HR for 25 departments amid severe capacity constraints, legacy court judgments and contempt orders.
“If certain decisions had not been taken, the city
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