Suspended EMPD deputy chief gets bail in corruption case, held on murder charge

Julius Mkhwanazi, suspended deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department, was granted R10,000 bail in a blue-lights corruption case but remains in custody pending a bail ruling in the murder trial of Emmanuel Mbense. The dual proceedings signal escalating legal jeopardy for a senior law enforcement official, with implications for police integrity in South Africa.