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Madlanga Commission | Sebola details alleged police-linked drug dealing operation

Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) Lieutenant-Colonel, Joseph Sebola, says investigators, uncovered cellphone messages suggesting that alleged police informant and businessman, Tumelo Nku, was communicating with an unidentified individual about a cocaine consignment seized in July 2021. Sebola testified before the Madlanga Commission on Thursday. The 750kg cocaine consignment was seized at Scania’s Aeroton warehouse on 9 July 2021, an incident that later led to the arrest of Nku and […]

todayMay 14, 2026 215

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Madlanga Commission | SAPS officer says Feroz Khan halted Aeroton drug operation

South African Police Service (SAPS) commander of the Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre (CIMAC) at the SAPS Zonkizizwe police station, Marumo Magane, has detailed his arrest during a search-and-seizure operation at the Aeroton Scania warehouse in July 2021. Magane told the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday that SAPS Crime Intelligence Officer, Major-General Feroz Khan, ordered him K9 unit Warrant Officer Steve Phakula and Gauteng Traffic chief Samuel Mashaba, who was […]

todayMay 12, 2026 441 1

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Senior cops, businessman granted R20K bail in precious metals case

Two senior police officers, Feroz Khan and Ebrahim Kadwa, along with businessman Tariq Downes, have each been granted R20 000 bail in connection with an alleged illegal precious metals syndicate. Khan, a Senior Crime Intelligence officer, and Kadwa, the Hawks head in Gauteng, were arrested over the weekend. The trio made their first appearance in the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court on charges of contravening the Precious Metals Act and defeating […]

todayMay 11, 2026 149

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Madlanga Commission | Commissioner Spies says EMPD needs tighter vetting systems

Former Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief, Revo Spies, has criticised the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department's (EMPD) for what he calls dangerously weak vetting systems that allow convicted criminals to enter — and remain within — the force. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Spies said the City of Ekurhuleni’s personnel vetting system urgently needs to be overhauled, claiming that hundreds of officers facing criminal charges continue to serve in the metro police. […]

todayNovember 11, 2025 169

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Madlanga Commission | WhatsApp’s detail Matlala’s links to Mchunu and top cops

Explosive testimony at the Madlanga Commission has exposed the complex and often tense relationship between controversial businessman, Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, and his alleged associate, North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi. Crime Intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo, testifying for a second day on Tuesday, presented WhatsApp messages showing that Matlala, with Mogotsi’s assistance, secured four tables at this year’s Progressive Business Forum Presidential Gala Dinner hosted by President […]

todaySeptember 30, 2025 166