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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87413, member: 27"] A blocked redeployment order from a former city manager is at the center of explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission probing Ekurhuleni metro police corruption. Linda Gxasheka points the finger at Dr. Mashazi [LIST] [*]Suspended HR manager Linda Gxasheka testified that former City Manager Dr Imogen Mashazi directly ordered her to halt a planned redeployment. [*]The instruction targeted suspended EMPD Deputy Commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi's transfer to the by-laws department. [*]Mashazi allegedly intervened after EMPD Chief Jabulani Mapiyeye had already signed off on the move. [*]Gxasheka delivered her testimony at the Bridgette Mabandla Justice College on 26 February. [/LIST] Blue-light fraud allegations sparked the whole saga [LIST] [*]Mkhwanazi allegedly registered seven private vehicles belonging to businessman Vusimuzi Matlala under the EMPD fleet. [*]Those vehicles got fitted with blue lights as part of the alleged scheme. [*]A charge sheet landed in Mkhwanazi's inbox on 15 June 2023. [*]Mapiyeye's 20 June letter lifted the three-month suspension and greenlit redeployment. [/LIST] Gxasheka denied all corruption allegations [LIST] [*]She rejected claims of being part of a clique shielding Mkhwanazi from accountability. [*]Allegations that she and Advocate Kemi Behari pocketed R600,000 salary bumps got a flat denial. [*]Gxasheka says she barely knew Mkhwanazi and learned about the scandal through social media. [*]Her testimony stressed she was just following her superior's instructions. [/LIST] Safety fears got deeply personal on the stand [LIST] [*]Gxasheka called Mkhwanazi a dangerous man based on rumors she had heard. [*]She stormed out of a February 2023 meeting over concerns about her own protection. [*]Having a young baby amplified her vulnerability around signing his suspension paperwork. [/LIST] Systemic rot runs way deeper, Gxasheka warns [LIST] [*]She told the commission the blue-light case barely scratches the surface. [*]Major HR dysfunction dating back to August 2022 was flagged as a core issue. [*]Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza recently suspended Gxasheka, Behari, and Mkhwanazi on commission recommendations. [*]Gxasheka heads back to the stand on 27 February for cross-examination. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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