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How the commission nailed Adams

National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams has denied that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu influenced his decision to lay fraud and corruption charges against crime…

Matlala refuses to answer Medicare24 questions at Madlanga Commission

Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala asserted privilege over the R360 million Medicare24 contract and denied any connection with suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and deputy crime…

Cartel: Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) KZN deputy director Len John told the commission that his investigation into Bevan's murder implicated task team. Photo: IOL

KZN gangs infiltrated SAPS task teams

Retired warrant officer Gregory Loftus told the Madlanga Commission that his son, KZN tow truck owner Bevan Loftus, was murdered by police during a bogus Cash-in-Transit…

Ipid accuses KZN task team of extrajudicial killings

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) deputy director Len John testified before the Madlanga commission, alleging that cash-in-transit task team commander Deena…

Fannie Masemola, the national police commissioner, has denied receiving financial gratification from businessman  Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s contract.

Idac investigated Masemola without a complaint referral

The Madlanga commission has heard that the Independent Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) investigated national police commissioner Fannie Masemola in the Medicare24 matter…

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Suspended EMPD deputy chief arrested in Emmanuel Mbense murder investigation

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been arrested in connection with the 2022 murder of businessman Emmanuel Mbense. The…

Scapegoat: Prosecutor Drushanta Ramsamy says former Idac head Andrea Johnson attempted to shift responsibility for irregularities onto her. Photo: Screenshots of Madlanga Commission proceedings

Prosecutor turns on former Idac chief

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) prosecutor Drushanta Ramsamy has accused former Idac head Andrea Johnson and senior investigator Dylan Perumal of…

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. (SAPS/X)

Madlanga questions why Fannie Masemola was charged with Cat Matlala in R360m tender case

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga questioned former Idac head Andrea Johnson about the decision to charge suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola alongside…

EMPD brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: JMPD

EMPD deputy chief Mkhwanazi granted bail in third criminal case

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department inspector Witness K have been granted R5,000 bail…

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

EMPD deputy chief Mkhwanazi and Witness K bail hearing set for Wednesday

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department inspector, known as Witness K, are due…

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

EMPD deputy chief arrested in IPID investigation into alleged R14.9m precious stones theft

Julius Mkhwanazi, the deputy chief of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD (https://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/departments/2-2/empd/)), has been arrested in connection…

Witness M testimony shuts public access to Madlanga Commission

Public access to the Madlanga Commission is suspended after Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga granted Witness M's application to testify in camera. The testimony concerns a R226 million…

Khan used EFF as intermediary to channel parliamentary questions to rivals

Suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan allegedly shared confidential police documents with associates, used an intermediary to channel draft parliamentary questions…

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

SAPS at war with itself a year after Mkhwanazi's explosive 6 July briefing

As 6 July marks the first anniversary of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s media briefing alleging criminal infiltration of South Africa’s justice…

KZN Hawks head Lesetja Senona. (Screenshot)

Senona and Matjeng latest casualties of Madlanga Commission

The Madlanga Commission has led to significant changes within the South African Police Service (SAPS), with KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona resigning amid…

Mkhwanazi admits Matlala police clearance certificate was fraudulent

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has admitted to the Madlanga Commission that a police clearance certificate submitted for…

EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi orchestrated a staged raid for precious stones, Witness K says

An inspector from the JMPD's VIP protection unit, known as Witness K, testified before the Madlanga Commission, detailing her role in providing information about precious…

The Madlanga commission has heard how police intercepted a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil to Johannesburg in July 2021

Warrant officer Phakula accuses Feroz Khan of orchestrating arrest to derail cocaine bust

Phakula says Khan orchestrated the arrest of four police officials at the scene to shift attention away from the investigation and let the ‘real perpetrators’ walk free

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. (SAPS/X)

Calls intensify for axe to fall on police chief Masemola

Mounting pressure on Ramaphosa to suspend Masemola after court appearance

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mchunu demands that Mkhwanazi provide evidence of corruption

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu said KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi had made unsubstantiated accusations without providing evidence