Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi has been arrested for the fourth time in 2026. 5 August: Emmanuel Mbense murderIPID arrested Mkhwanazi and four co-accused on Wednesday. The Brakpan Magistrate’s Court is expected to hear the matter on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT17 July: R14.9 million precious stones caseIPID arrested Mkhwanazi again on 17 July. Former EMPD officer Keisha-Leigh Stols, suspended EMPD officer Adrian Mackenzie and a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department officer known publicly as Witness K also face charges.