Former Acting Deputy Chief of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Julius Doctor Mkhwanazi, businessman Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala and Christ Steyn have appeared in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court over allegations involving the illegal use of municipal vehicles fitted with blue lights and sirens. The trio face six counts of corruption, one count of fraud and one count of defeating the administration of justice. Matlala also appeared in his representative capacity for three companies allegedly implicated in the matter, CAT VIP…

Democratic Alliance (DA) Ekurhuleni councillor Kabelo Relitilwe Mahonko and three co-accused will remain in custody after appearing in the Benoni Magistrates’ Court on serious charges stemming from the alleged kidnapping and assault of two men, one of whom later died. Mahonko, 40, appeared alongside Sibusiso Masondo, 43, Muzi Des Godie, 33, and Lethabo Nhlanhla Makgabo, 19, on Thursday on charges including murder, attempted murder and kidnapping. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that the four accused are facing the murder…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng has called for the immediate suspension of Democratic Alliance (DA) Ekurhuleni proportional representation councillor Kabelo Mahonko following his arrest on allegations of kidnapping and murder. Mahonko appeared before the Benoni Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 19 August, after being arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and assault of two men, one of whom later died from his injuries. The allegations have prompted the EFF to question the DA’s response to the arrest, arguing…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has announced Nthabiseng Tshivhenga as its mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni ahead of the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections, positioning her to lead the party’s campaign in one of Gauteng’s key metropolitan municipalities. The announcement was made by the EFF Gauteng on Friday, a day before the country’s final voter registration weekend, during which the Electoral Commission (IEC) is expected to register eligible voters ahead of the municipal polls. IEC Chief Electoral…

Gauteng police have recovered seven rifles, a pistol, a hijacked BMW X5 and other equipment believed to have been intended for a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery after raiding a suspected gang safe house in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni. The operation, carried out on Wednesday evening by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), followed intelligence linking the suspects to a number of serious and violent crimes committed across Gauteng. Although the suspected gang members managed…

Two senior officials from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality have been released on bail after appearing in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, following a weekend in custody on charges of fraud and corruption. Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni City Manager Kagiso Lerutla were each granted bail of R30,000. The pair face charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice in a case that has drawn widespread public attention. The court ruled…

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba is expected to hand-deliver a memorandum to Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia on Tuesday, calling for immediate national intervention in the disappearance of 27-year-old Mazwi Mpumelelo Kubheka and escalating safety concerns in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni. Kubheka, a local spaza shop owner, was reported missing on 2 April after leaving his home to deposit money at a bank. He was last seen in Marimba Gardens and has not been found. Nearly a month later, no arrests have been…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng has welcomed the tabling of a motion by its caucus in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality council seeking to remove registered indigent households from the municipality’s debtors’ list and shield them from debt collection measures. The motion, scheduled to be debated at council at Germiston City Hall, proposes that all households officially recognised as indigent be removed from the city’s debtors’ database and have their qualifying municipal debt written off in accordance…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has rejected new positions offered to its councillors in the City of Ekurhuleni’s Mayoral Committee, following a dramatic midnight reshuffle announced by Executive Mayor Nkosiphindile Xhakaza. The red berets say they will not form part of the newly constituted Mayoral Committee and will instead take up seats on the opposition benches, accusing Xhakaza of sidelining their councillors and undermining prior coalition understandings. In a strongly worded statement, the party confirmed that two of its councillors…

The political storm in the City of Ekurhuleni deepened on Wednesday after ActionSA rejected claims that one of its senior leaders, Cllr Xolani Khumalo, had been appointed to the Mayoral Committee by Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. The party has described as “entirely fabricated” a media statement circulating after Tuesday night’s dramatic reshuffle, which listed Khumalo as the new MMC for Community Services and By-Law Enforcement. The reshuffle, announced just before midnight, saw Mayor Xhakaza unveil what he termed “strategic changes”…