police corruption

CAPE TOWN, 5 November 2025– Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has criticised the PKTT disbandment, saying it was ill-timed and unjustified given the country’s ongoing issues with political violence and corruption. He expressed concern that the move could exacerbate the situation ahead of the upcoming local government elections. Speaking before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on […]

Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala donated R500,000 to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s ANC presidential campaign and believed his chances of winning were slim, the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry heard today. Witness C, testifying partially in-camera for security reasons, said Matlala disclosed the contribution immediately after his arrest in May 2025 while claiming ties to Mchunu. The […]

CAPE TOWN, 30 October 2025– The parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating police corruption is still awaiting confirmation of security arrangements for the appearance of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala before it. Matlala is currently detained at the Kgosi Mampuru Maximum Security Prison in Pretoria, facing murder charges. Even so, he remains a priority witness for the committee, […]

Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale will appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Mathale is scheduled to testify alongside Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and fellow Deputy Minister Polly Boshielo on Tuesday. The appearances follow the conclusion of […]

PRETORIA, 24 October 2025– Tembisa Hospital tender tycoon Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala allegedly invoked the names of senior police officials in an attempt to intimidate investigators during a raid at his Centurion home last December, a commission of inquiry has heard. The claims were made by Witness C, a member of the Gauteng Counterintelligence Operations Unit […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa- KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has become the first senior police official to testify before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating police corruption, political interference, and alleged criminal infiltration of the justice system. Mkhwanazi appeared before the committee on Tuesday, outlining a series of claims he believes are critical to understanding what […]

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 […]

South Africa’s national police commissioner Fannie Masemola will testify Monday at a judicial inquiry investigating allegations of criminal infiltration in law enforcement, following testimony from a provincial commander who warned the justice system faces “total collapse.” Masemola takes the stand at the Madlanga Commission after three days of testimony from KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi […]

WhatsApp messages presented at a judicial inquiry have revealed alleged links between businessman Brown Mogotsi and tender mogul Vusimuzi Matlala in what investigators describe as corruption within South Africa’s police service. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi presented the messages to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday during his third day of testimony about alleged […]

PRETORIA, South Africa (Report Focus News) – KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi warned of imminent collapse of South Africa’s criminal justice system Wednesday, testifying corruption and political interference have left law enforcement paralysed. Appearing before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, Lieutenant-General Mkhwanazi said urgent intervention was needed to prevent total breakdown of police operations. The […]