GAUTENG. – EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and fleet manager Chris Steyn have each been released on R10 000 bail in the so-called blue lights case. Mkhwanazi remains in custody, however, while he stands trial on a murder charge.
According to Lizzy Suping, Ipid spokesperson, Mkhwanazi's bail application was handled in the Germiston magistrate's court on Monday 14 September 2026. Steyn was already granted bail on 28 August. Mkhwanazi, Steyn and businessman Vusumuzi "Cat" Matlala were taken into custody on 27 August. The three accused face charges of fraud and corruption. Matlala did not apply for bail.
Mkhwanazi will not, however, be released on the strength of this bail, as he is also charged in a separate case relating to the murder of Brakpan businessman Emmanuel Mbense. He remains in custody pending the outcome of his bail application in the Mbense murder case. According to Ipid, judgment in that case will be delivered today (Tuesday) in the Brakpan magistrate's court.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
