Ekurhuleni dropped the hammer on HR chief Linda Gxasheka, putting her on immediate leave after some wild stuff came out at the Madlanga Commission hearings. Basically, she got accused of dragging her feet when it came to disciplining EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi, even after an official report said he assaulted a female cop. Former employee relations guy Xolani Nciza testified that Gxasheka just sat on recommendations to suspend Mkhwanazi, and things got messy when the city manager apparently went off on him for trying to extend another suspension.
The city says this is just a precautionary thing while they investigate, not a conviction, and someone else will fill her spot temporarily. But people are seeing this as proof that the whole HR system needs a serious overhaul, especially since witnesses mentioned other ignored cases involving rape and fraud allegations. The commission keeps peeling back layers of dysfunction at the metro police, and residents are wondering who they can even trust anymore.
The city says this is just a precautionary thing while they investigate, not a conviction, and someone else will fill her spot temporarily. But people are seeing this as proof that the whole HR system needs a serious overhaul, especially since witnesses mentioned other ignored cases involving rape and fraud allegations. The commission keeps peeling back layers of dysfunction at the metro police, and residents are wondering who they can even trust anymore.
