The commission heard testimony from police officials who regularly sent sensitive information to Matlala and relayed his messages to senior officials
KZN police say Lesetja Senona arrived at the office on Saturday and exhibited strange behaviour, prompting security personnel to seize his devices
The outgoing national director of public prosecutions said her successor should fight for more institutional independence and for competitive salaries to attract high profile advocates
Senona this week admitted to being close friends with businessman and alleged cartel leader Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala but denied any involvement in his business activities
Lesetja Senoma testified that he was not aware of Matlala’s criminal history although they were close, adding that he did not do background checks on friends
Lesetja Sesona said the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner sent the messages before his appearance in front of the Madlanga commission
Lesetja Sesona rejected allegations made against him at the Madlanga Commission, saying his relationship with Matlala was casual, with no business dealings
Anthony Gopaul said the suspended police minister broke protocol and often contacted him to request case updates
Minister in the presidency for planning, monitoring and evaluation said there had been progress in implementing the country’s medium-term development plan, running from 2024 to 2029
South Africans are not merely spectators to the Madlanga Commission; they are stakeholders in its success or failure
Incoming NDPP lauded for his anti-corruption record as head of the SIU while critics see red
The uMkhonto weSizwe party called on the incoming national director of public prosecutions to immediately act against Hangwani Maumela when he steps into office
While the national director of public prosecutions’s conduct at the Nkabinde inquiry has tarnished her legacy, she remains the first person in the post to complete a full term of office
Panel members at the Nkabinde inquiry said the national director of public prosecutions was undermining the inquiry she herself had insisted upon
The national director of public prosecutions defended herself against criticism, saying she had delegated the matter to her subordinate
The national director of public prosecutions said she established a panel to look into the human rights abuses linked to the Durban police unit
NPA boss defended her decisions while conceding documentation oversights, which she said should not constrain the inquiry
Ngcukaitobi accused the national director of public prosecutions of punishing Chauke for doing his job
The inquiry into corruption in the criminal justice system will submit its interim report to President Cyril Ramaphosa by 17 December
Suspended Ekurhuleni officials defended “irregular” deal with Matlala’s private security company
The suspended police minister denied that he had consulted before disbanding the political killings task team, saying his directive was a process
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief denied fitting Vusimuzi Matlala’s company vehicles with blue lights, reserved only for official law enforcement
Matlala claims he paid Bheki Cele and Senzo Mchunu for police favours and protection
Matlala said he funded both the suspended police minister and his predecessor as a quid pro quo
Matlala told parliament’s ad hoc committee that the connection was fabricated to take away his R36 million healthcare police contract
The murder suspect and alleged leader of the Big Five cartel said he was concerned that investigators would use his testimony against him in his criminal trial
The chief financial officer told parliament’s ad hoc committee that the suspended police minister used an information note calling for the police service’s restructuring to support his decision to disband the unit
The commission critiqued alleged middleman of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s testimony and unsubstantiated claims
Mogotsi’s testimony kicked off the second phase of the Madlanga Commission, where implicated persons will respond to KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s corruption allegations
Gigaba appeared in court alongside four former Transnet executives, with prosecutors alleging he accepted undisclosed cash from the Gupta family while tender processes were irregularly steered in their favour
Lieutenant Ntate Khumalo testified that he found out about the task team’s disbandment letter via social media while awaiting the unit’s budget approval
A police witness told the Madlanga commission that she was instructed to collect the dockets from the office of crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo for an audit, which could have been done in KwaZulu-Natal