Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Services, Kemi Behari, and suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi have been granted R50,000 bail each by the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg.
The other two accused, suspended Human Resources Head Linda Gxasheka and former Municipal Manager Imogen Mashazi will continue with their bail application tomorrow.
The four are facing corruption charges.
Meanwhile, a South African Police Service (SAPS) survey conducted in 2022/23 has found that only 24,4% of police officials agreed that police conduct themselves professionally.
This has been revealed by World Bank anti-corruption and governance expert Dr Albertus Schoeman, who is testified at the Madlanga Commission.
Schoeman has told the commission that most people who work within the SAPS do not see it as an organisation possessing great integrity.
“In many cases, they understand that misconduct is rife. And so, when we compare this to some of the initiatives mentioned in terms of advocacy programs, in terms of campaigns, in terms of statements to say that we do not tolerate corruption, it’s very difficult to imagine how a message like that cuts through when people’s everyday lived experience is their colleagues engaging in misbehavior. And so, to turn around an organizational culture like this, you cannot solely rely on messages about ethics and integrity,” says Schoeman.
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