Julius Mkhwanazi is the suspended deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department whose 2023 suspension over unlawful blue-light installations linked to Katiso Matlala was lifted before his December 2023 promotion.
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Suspended EMPD deputy chief. Arrested 8 July 2026 with three city executives; in custody on a separate 2022 murder charge; re-arrested 27 August 2026 on the blue-lights matter. Charges untested; presumed innocent. Not to be confused with KZN Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Julius Mkhwanazi is the suspended deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department whose 2023 suspension over unlawful blue-light installations linked to Katiso Matlala was lifted before his December 2023 promotion.
Status: Suspended
Pain points driven by the 1 case(s) Julius Mkhwanazi is implicated in.
Cases where Julius Mkhwanazi is documented as perpetrator, enabler, beneficiary, orchestrator, political protector, accused, or convicted.
One name on the record. The file it belongs to runs to hundreds.
R1.2 million (two alleged R600,000 salary increases; no aggregate loss figure)