The ANC treasurer general denied knowing the alleged underworld figure, as well as equally controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi
While admitting to his failure to consult before ordering the disbanding of a political killings task team, the suspended police minister denied any links to criminal syndicates
The anonymous witness said frequent interference in the investigation of murder suspect Katiso Molefe showed how far his influence reached in the police service
He contradicted the deputy national commissioner, who said he took the dockets from the task team because he ‘could not disobey an order from the minister
The witness, who has requested anonymity, told the Madlanga commission he was invited to parties with senior officials who wanted to influence his investigation of the Armand Swart murder case
The unidentified witness implicated staff the Johannesburg central police station in collusion with drug cartels and sanctioned hits
Suspended minister defends his order to disband the task team
The commission is expected to resume sitting on Thursday
The deputy national commissioner has accused the KwaZulu-Natal police boss of using corruption allegations as part of a succession battle within the service
The deputy national commissioner defended the disbandment of the team, saying its budget should support broader crime-fighting efforts
The deputy national commissioner said he doubts the authenticity of WhatsApp messages allegedly implicating him
Nkabinde claimed the purpose of the operation was to delete crucial evidence that would disprove Mkhwanazi’s allegations
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
Mogotsi has confirmed receiving an invitation to respond to allegations against him made at the Madlanga commission
The North West businessman said he would tell his side of the story at the Madlanga commission investigating corruption
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
Neither the presidency nor the department of international relations has given much detail after the ambassador’s body was found at a hotel in Paris
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said Khumalo was ‘in good spirits and taking health advice from his physician’
Mthethwa died before he could clear his name after Mkhwanazi’s allegations
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 testimonies of KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and national police boss Fannie Masemola suggest the rot is deep in the police service
Radical transparency and careful reputation rebuilding are crucial for detoxification
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