‘We’re motivated’: How video of Medicare24 CEO fanning cash fast-tracked EMPD blue lights (opens original article in a new tab)

WhatsApp messages reveal a plan by a suspended EMPD deputy chief and a security company CEO to equip private vehicles with police blue lights, with evidence of potential bribery involving cash fanning and financial transactions.

• WhatsApp messages show Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Medicare24 CEO Mike van Wyk planned to fit private vehicles with police blue lights.
• Van Wyk sent a video of fanning cash to Mkhwanazi, who said 'We're motivated' to fast-track approvals, suggesting bribery.
• An MOU between EMPD and Medicare24/Anubis allowed private vehicles to use blue lights, with Mkhwanazi signing documents and facilitating the process.