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Jul
06
2026
By The African Mirror
EMPD officer arrested over R14.9 m Killarney stones heist

EMPD officer arrested over R14.9 m Killarney stones heist

NEWS
AN Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer was arrested at the weekend in connection with the alleged theft of precious stones worth R14.9 million from a Killarney apartment in 2023, in the latest arrest to flow directly from testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Gauteng police swooped in Benoni, in an operation involving the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the Tactical Response Team and the Gauteng Response Team. The arrest follows explosive evidence given last month by an anonymous Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) inspector, known only as Witness K, who told the commission she and suspended EMPD deputy…
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Jun
24
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Blue lights, broken trust: Ex-lover tells how EMPD crew stole R14.9m in gems – and sold them for R110,000

Blue lights, broken trust: Ex-lover tells how EMPD crew stole R14.9m in gems – and sold them for R110,000

NEWS
ON Tuesday, a guarded voice relayed over an audio link - disguised to spare its owner’s life - walked the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry through the anatomy of a betrayal: how a love affair with a senior Ekurhuleni police officer curdled into a staged “police operation” that stripped a Johannesburg gem owner of stones valued at nearly R15-million, sold for a fraction of that sum and carved into five identical slices of cash. The witness, protected behind the pseudonym Witness K, is an inspector in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department’s VIP protection unit. She is also, by her own admission,…
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Dec
03
2025
By JOVIAL RANTAO
SA: The unravelling of “uMama”: When the makeup, lipstick came off

SA: The unravelling of “uMama”: When the makeup, lipstick came off

NEWS
SHE arrived like a woman prepared for her close-up. Red lipstick: applied. Hair: coiffed to perfection. Nails: immaculate. Confidence: overflowing. Dr Imogen Mashazi, the former municipal manager of Ekurhuleni - affectionately known as "uMama" (Mother) in her glory days - took her seat at the Madlanga Commission with all the poise of someone who'd never heard the word "accountability" before. For context, the Madlanga Commission, established by South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, has spent 40 days wading through the cesspool that various witnesses have lovingly nicknamed the "Den of Criminals" (previously known as the City of Ekurhuleni). And now it…
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Nov
17
2025
By JOVIAL RANTAO
The iron lady’s iron grip: The rise and fall of Ekurhuleni’s “Mother of corruption”

The iron lady’s iron grip: The rise and fall of Ekurhuleni’s “Mother of corruption”

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
They called her "uMama" -  Mother. How touching. How appropriate. After all, what is motherhood if not nurturing, protecting, and ensuring your children thrive? And thrive they did under Dr Imogen Mashazi's watchful eye, particularly one Julius Mkhwanazi, who loved his "mother" so much he publicly declared at a 2023 Christmas party: "I will take a bullet for you." One wonders: was that bullet meant for investigators, whistleblowers, or merely the truth? On July 17, 2025, at the luxurious Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni's first female city manager celebrated her 65th birthday and retirement with hugs,…
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