The unidentified witness implicated staff the Johannesburg central police station in collusion with drug cartels and sanctioned hits
Mchunu told parliament’s ad hoc committee that he had briefed President Cyril Ramaphosa on the disbandment
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
The deputy national police commissioner argued that two members of parliament should recuse themselves because they are complainants in criminal cases against him
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has testified that the wall at Nathi Mthethwa’s home was built with looted money
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
The embattled deputy national police commissioner told journalists that he felt betrayed by his colleagues and national commissioner Fannie Masemola.
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 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 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
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony would deal with political interference by parliamentarians and the national executive
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said the order to disband the team was irrational and irregular
The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony will first deal with the disbanding of political killings task team in the province and then the influence of criminal syndicates in the police service
The commission is yet to secure premises, finalise rules and consult witnesses for the six-month inquiry into criminality and political interference in the criminal justice system