Dumisani Khumalo

The head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence division told a judicial inquiry on Wednesday he was not consulted before suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu disbanded a unit investigating politically motivated killings. Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo said he learned about the decision to disband the Political Killing Task Team when Mchunu’s directive began circulating on social media […]

Stuart James Scharnick denied on Wednesday being suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s bodyguard after Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo told the Madlanga Commission he has 34 criminal cases on record. Scharnick said Khumalo was trying to mislead the commission investigating corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system by describing him as Sibiya’s “close […]

PRETORIA, South Africa- The Pretoria Regional Court has postponed the bail amendment hearing involving Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo and three co-accused to November. The group faces charges of fraud and corruption related to the alleged irregular appointment of an executive within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Khumalo and his co-accused appeared briefly in […]

PRETORIA, South Africa- Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo will not appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when proceedings resume on Monday. The commission, chaired by Justice Mandisa Madlanga, is investigating allegations of criminal conduct, political interference, and corruption within South Africa’s justice system. Evidence leaders are expected to request that the next […]

Crime intelligence chief dumisani khumalo left the Madlanga Commission venue after falling ill Wednesday morning, forcing the inquiry to adjourn for the day after three minutes past nine. Lieutenant General Khumalo had been testifying since Monday about alleged links between criminal cartels and senior political figures at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Commission […]

Advocate Matthew Chaskalson has been appointed chief evidence leader of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, replacing Advocate Terry Motau who stepped down less than two weeks after taking up the position, according to a statement from the commission on Monday. The commission said it “remains firmly committed to fulfilling its mandate, which is of critical […]

PRETORIA, South Africa (Report Focus News) – KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler Barnard of breaking the law by disclosing classified crime intelligence information at the Madlanga Commission on Thursday. Mkhwanazi testified that Kohler Barnard used classified intelligence to fuel attacks against the Crime Intelligence unit despite her legal obligation […]

Major General Solomon Makgato, previously the Western Cape Hawks boss, has been appointed as the acting head of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Intelligence division. The announcement was made by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola during a media briefing on Wednesday, 9 July 2025. Makgato’s appointment follows the arrest of the division’s […]