Retired EMPD deputy chief Revo Spies testified that a core group of officers in the department’s Specialised Services unit, led by Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi, were involved in serious criminal activities. He described the unit as a “criminal enterprise within the municipal police,” whose actions included murder, copper cable theft, kidnapping, hijacking, and extortion. Despite multiple investigations, Mkhwanazi and his officers allegedly faced no prosecution or disciplinary action, thanks to pro