
Julius Mkhwanazi claims ’emotionally distraught’ Witness K fabricated case after break-up fallout
Mkhwanazi and a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer, known as Witness K, appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 20 July 2026 following their arrests three days earlier.
Claims against Witness K Mkhwanazi further claimed that Witness K falsely implicated him at the Madlanga commission following the breakdown of their romantic relationship.
They join three others previously linked to the case – EMPD officers Adrian MacKenzie and Kersha-Leigh Stols, who were granted R5 000 bail, while charges against private security officer Etienne van der Walt were withdrawn.
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