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Ad hoc committee rejects testimony of Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff
Politics
/ 13 November 2025

Ad hoc committee rejects testimony of Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff

Cedrick Nkabinde Nkabinde said the lack of his devices, which were confiscated by the South African Police Service, affected his preparation

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
EMPD officials were afraid to suspend brigadier who authorised Matlala’s blue lights
National
/ 12 November 2025

EMPD officials were afraid to suspend brigadier who authorised Matlala’s blue lights

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
NPA boss Shamila Batohi: Phala Phala under review, but not at my desk
Politics
/ 11 November 2025

NPA boss Shamila Batohi: Phala Phala under review, but not at my desk

Batohi said that the specialised commercial crimes unit is reviewing the Phala Phala farm theft case

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Batohi refuses to name corrupt prosecutor linked to cartels
National
/ 11 November 2025

Batohi refuses to name corrupt prosecutor linked to cartels

National director of public prosecutionsBatohi said the two parallel inquiries investigating police corruption represent a critical inflection point in consolidating the rule of law

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Ekurhuleni outsourced law enforcement to Matlala’s company, Madlanga commission hears
National
/ 10 November 2025

Ekurhuleni outsourced law enforcement to Matlala’s company, Madlanga commission hears

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Stark contrasts between Sibiya and Dumisani Khumalo testimonies on police corruption
National
/ 10 November 2025

Stark contrasts between Sibiya and Dumisani Khumalo testimonies on police corruption

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Police confiscate Mchunu’s devices
Politics
/ 7 November 2025

Police confiscate Mchunu’s devices

Mchunu said he surrendered the devices on Thursday and pledged full cooperation with investigators

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Khumalo: Hawks has double agent
National
/ 7 November 2025

Khumalo: Hawks has double agent

The Madlanga Commission was told that the investigation into a cartel-linked Hawks officer was ongoing

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mkhwanazi tells parliament crime intelligence needs an overhaul
National
/ 9 October 2025

Mkhwanazi tells parliament crime intelligence needs an overhaul

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner is grilled in parliament on accusations against the minister

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
ANC MPs steer clear of Mchunu link during grilling of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Politics
/ 8 October 2025

ANC MPs steer clear of Mchunu link during grilling of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Some arrested police officers are feeding information to MPs, Mkhwanazi tells ad hoc committee
Politics
/ 7 October 2025

Some arrested police officers are feeding information to MPs, Mkhwanazi tells ad hoc committee

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Testimony at Madlanga inquiry points to a compromised police service infiltrated by criminal cartels
National
/ 3 October 2025

Testimony at Madlanga inquiry points to a compromised police service infiltrated by criminal cartels

Further details linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to cartel figures emerged

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Madlanga inquiry adjourns early as crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo falls ill
National
/ 1 October 2025

Madlanga inquiry adjourns early as crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo falls ill

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said Khumalo was ‘in good spirits and taking health advice from his physician’

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Khumalo says Mchunu associate Mokgotsi acted as middleman for dodgy payments
Politics
/ 30 September 2025

Khumalo says Mchunu associate Mokgotsi acted as middleman for dodgy payments

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Khumalo: ‘Big 5’ cartel paid ANC delegates and drove task team’s disbandment
National
/ 29 September 2025

Khumalo: ‘Big 5’ cartel paid ANC delegates and drove task team’s disbandment

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.

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa

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