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Madlanga Commission | KZN Hawks officer says colleague refused to store seized cocaine at police station

Kwa Zulu-Natal Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigations (SOCI) Unit, Lieutenant-Colonel Kwazikwakhe Sibiya, has told the Madlanga Commission that Warrant Officer, Dan Perumel, refused to store 541 kilograms of cocaine seized at Durban Harbour's CHC Depot in June 2021, allegedly citing a lack of space at Isipingo Police Station. The cocaine, with an estimated street value of R200 million, was seized during a high-profile operation that remains under scrutiny following the […]

todayJune 5, 2026 52

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Madlanga Commission | Public rallies behind Warrant Officer Sander after emotional testimony

South Africa has demonstrated the spirit of Ubuntu by donating funds for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Hawks Warrant Officer, Karl Sander, following his emotional testimony at the Madlanga Commission this week. Sander detailed his deteriorating relationship with suspended KZN Hawks boss, Major-General Lesetja Senona, saying he was falsely implicated for the alleged theft of cocaine exhibits with a street value of about R200 million while they were stored at the Port Shepstone […]

todayJune 3, 2026 206

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Madlanga Commission | Hawks officer calls for enhanced training in drug seizures

KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Warrant Officer, Karl Sander, says police officers are not adequately trained to handle drug seizures. Sander testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday, where he said many officers are not fully aware of the dangers associated with handling toxic substances. He told the commission that he heads a Directorate For Priority Crimes Investigations (DPCI)/Hawks narcotics training programme aimed at equipping selected officers with the skills needed […]

todayJune 1, 2026 147

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Action SA calls for IDAC probe into Charlotte Maxeke repairs

ActionSA says it will write to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) to investigate possible criminal conduct linked to the fire repair project at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. The party says the scale of the alleged misconduct warrants both a criminal investigation and stronger parliamentary oversight. This follows Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, referral findings on the hospital's fire restoration project to the Auditor-General (AG) for further investigation into […]

todayMay 25, 2026 42

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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 121

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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 […]

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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 109

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Madlanga Commission | Former Hawks officer says seized cocaine was never formally recorded

Former South African Police Service (SAPS) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) Lieutenant-Colonel, Jakobus Prinsloo, says seized cocaine exhibits stored at the Port Shepstone Serious Organised Crime Investigations (SOCI) unit in June 2021 were never formally recorded. Prinsloo testified before the Madlanga Commission on Thursday, saying national instruction require exhibits to be counted  an recorded at a SAPS office, although he noted this is not always common practice. He told […]

todayMay 7, 2026 327

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Madlanga Commission | Chaskalson rejects Mogotsi’s recusal bid

The Madlanga Commission's chief evidence leader, Advocate Matthew Chaskalson, has rejected the grounds on which controversial North West Businessman and alleged political fixer, Brown Mogotsi, is seeking his recusal. Mogotsi's legal team submitted the application last week, aiming to prevent Chaskalson from questioning him during his testimony. Chaskalson has dismissed claims that he acted unfairly, and has previously accused Mogotsi of lying under oath. Speaking to Ynews, commission spokesperson, Jeremy […]

todayMay 6, 2026 131