Cedrick Nkabinde Nkabinde said the lack of his devices, which were confiscated by the South African Police Service, affected his preparation
Witness Xolani Nciza denied Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi’s assertion that the Ekurhuleni metro had a ‘long-standing and endless working relationship’ with Cat VIP Security
Batohi said that the specialised commercial crimes unit is reviewing the Phala Phala farm theft case
National director of public prosecutionsBatohi said the two parallel inquiries investigating police corruption represent a critical inflection point in consolidating the rule of law
A former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief testified that murder-accused businessman, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s Cat Security Services was granted extensive policing powers through memorandums signed in 2021
One point of disagreement concerned the appointment of a panel to fill vacancies in the crime intelligence unit following suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s disbandment of the political killings task team
Mchunu said he surrendered the devices on Thursday and pledged full cooperation with investigators
The Madlanga Commission was told that the investigation into a cartel-linked Hawks officer was ongoing
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner is grilled in parliament on accusations against the minister
During the hearing by parliament’s ad hoc on police corruption, MPs sidestepped the suspended minister’s role in the infiltration of the criminal justice system by cartels
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said Mkhwanazi told the parliament committee that several officers who served in the task team on political killings had since been arrested for corruption and other crimes
Further details linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to cartel figures emerged
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said Khumalo was ‘in good spirits and taking health advice from his physician’
The Madlanga commission heard testimony about text messages between Mokgotsi and Matlala that detailed payments to the suspended police minister, manipulation of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate and the sharing of classified information
Crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo told the Madlanga commission that text messages from cartel leader Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala exposed links to ANC politics and police interference.