Mogotsi has confirmed receiving an invitation to respond to allegations against him made at the Madlanga commission
The committee was forced to adjourn after the EFF leader objected to the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner submitting the same statement given to the Madlanga commission
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.
He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team
The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects
The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister
The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment
Masemola told the Madlanga commission the disbandment process was ‘by design’ and had begun while he was on leave
Masemola was questioned about whether a police commissioner could refuse directives from the police minister and initially said it depended on the nature of the directive
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner told the Madlanga commission that people implicated in the scandal still hold senior post
A formal recommendation is expected to be tabled in the National Assembly next Wednesday
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld
National cold case detectives battle with missing dockets, poorly trained juniors and interference from senior officers
SAPS counter-intelligence head Major General Feroz Khan tells court he is being ‘persecuted for doing my job’
The X-word gets trotted out like a beauty pageant contestant to dismiss legitimate border control issues
MPs challenged him on skewed spending, saying the poor suffered while billions went to protecting politicians
On Thursday night, metered-taxi drivers allegedly attacked e-hailing operators at designated pick-up and drop zones near Maponya Mall
Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job
The president has singled out the part of the state capture report that recommends an investigation that includes Arthur Fraser’s alleged abuses be resumed
Since Eskom’s a no-go, perhaps our Minister of Monuments’ R22-m flag will be powered on arrogance and self-belief alone
Instigators took to social media to stoke fears among police officers, the police minister told the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on Monday
Colonel Ismael Dawood, who is part of the crack kidnapping task team, faces murder, kidnapping and extortion charges
The ratio of private security members to citizens is 1:106, whereas that of police officers to citizens is 1:413
Whoever organised the unrest in response to the pending arrest of Jacob Zuma was responsible for the lethal violence that followed, the KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s leaders have been accused of bowing to external pressures for the stalled arrest of police generals
SAPS top brass in sights for R100m security equipment corruption while spying on ANC and students
The alleged intransigence of the national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in working with police watchdog Ipid could see him removed from office
The arbitration hearing in which former cop Jeremy Vearey was challenging his dismissal concluded its proceedings on Monday 13 September
Evidence at the arbitration hearing into the dismissal of high-ranking cop Jeremy Vearey reflects major battles at the very top of the SAPS