Political Killings Task Team

CAPE TOWN, 23 October 2025– Former Police Minister Bheki Cele has told Parliament that only the national commissioner has the authority to establish or disband teams within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Cele made the statement during his testimony before Parliament’s Ad hoc Committee, which is examining issues surrounding national security and alleged interference […]

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will testify before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday and Friday to respond to allegations of political interference and corruption within South African police leadership. The committee, investigating claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, will resume hearings Thursday after a one-day break Wednesday. Evidence leader Advocate Norman […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa- National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has told Parliament that he never supported the disbanding of the political killings task team, directly contradicting a directive from Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Masemola was testifying before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption and irregularities within the police service on Thursday. He said […]

South African police raided the home of suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya on Wednesday and seized electronic devices as investigations intensify into alleged links between senior officers and criminal syndicates. A laptop and several cellphones were seized from Sibiya’s Centurion residence after dozens of officers from specialized units arrived at his property. South […]

Former chief evidence leader Terry Motau said administrative issues prompted his departure from the Madlanga Commission investigating police corruption, denying speculation about remuneration concerns during a radio interview Thursday. Motau told 702’s Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa that he stepped aside as evidence leader largely due to certain administrative issues. He exited his role two weeks […]

PRETORIA, South Africa- The Madlanga Commission has shifted its focus to a series of WhatsApp messages exchanged between businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and Brown Mogotsi, an associate of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo returned to the witness stand for a second day on Monday, where he unpacked the contents of the […]

The head of the South African Police Service legal division told a public inquiry on Thursday that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu lacked authority to order the disbandment of a task team investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Major General Petronella van Rooyen testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria that the decision to close […]

PRETORIA, South Africa- The head of the South African Police Service (SAPS) legal division, Major General Petronella van Rooyen, has testified that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu did not have the authority to disband the KwaZulu-Natal political killings task team (KZN task team). Van Rooyen appeared before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Thursday, […]

South Africa’s police commissioner admitted Monday he complied with an allegedly unlawful ministerial order to disband a political killings task team despite disagreeing with the directive. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s instruction to immediately dissolve the unit constituted “a total encroachment” on his […]

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 […]