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The witness told the Madlanga commission inquiry into political interference in policing on Monday that an investigation into the murder of Armand Swart, an engineer believed to be a whistleblower on overpriced tender irregularities at state-owned entity Transnet, had uncovered a wider network of corruption at the police station.

Madlanga commission still fixing technical problems which risked exposing identity of ‘Witness X’

The commission is expected to resume sitting on Thursday

Crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo. (Screenshot from Madlanga Commission)

Organised crime strengthened by compromised police service, says crime intelligence head Khumalo

He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mchunu disbanded task team to protect the drug cartels

The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects

National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola.

Masemola: Mchunu disbanded political killings task team after Matlala arrest

The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. (@Senzo_Mchunu/X)

Masemola testifies that Mchunu believed political killings only happened before 1994

The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu

Masemola: ‘I could not take Mchunu to court over disbandment of political killing task team’

Masemola told the Madlanga commission the disbandment process was ‘by design’ and had begun while he was on leave