Ex-Ekurhuleni boss under fire over appointment of deputy chief

FORMER Ekurhuleni municipal manager Dr Imogen Mashazi is prepared to accept responsibility for the potentially irregular appointment of Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi as deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD).

- RAPULA MOATSHE

Mashazi conceded when testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, investigating political interference in the criminal justice system.

Her testimony followed suspended Police Chief Isaac Mapiyeye’s recent allegations that Mkhwanazi’s appointment was irregular, as the interview process lacked a competency assessment report.

Mapiyeye, as the chief of police and chair of the interview panel, testified that the panel was not reconvened to consider Mkhwanazi’s competency assessment report, leaving the interview process incomplete.

Mkhwanazi, who is currently suspended, was previously appointed as acting police chief by Mashazi.