By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission and Parliament’s ad-hoc committee converged in narrative and tone on Thursday, each exposing how internal rivalries, blurred loyalties, and political interference have hollowed out law enforcement from metro level to national command.
In Pretoria, suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Chief Isaac Jabulani Mapiyeye delivered testimony about the usurping of power and irregular appointments within his department, implicating senior officials and private security companies in what commissioners described as institutional capture.
Before the Madlanga Commission, Mapiyeye, currently on suspension over sexual misconduct allegations, described how his legal authority had allegedly been systematically usurped by other city officials, notably former city manager Imogen Mashazi and deputy chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi.
Between May and July 2024, he said, Mkhwanazi made 55 appointments and promotions without his involvement, many drawn from his own former unit.
“Most of the posts had not even been advertised,” Mapiyeye testified.
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