The parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating allegations of police corruption has heard how Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala solicited help from all fronts in relation to his business with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the alleged harassment by the political killings task team (PKTT). Matlala approached former police minister Bheki Cele, suspended deputy national commissioner Read more >
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CORRUPTION NEWS
For many regular followers of the proceedings of the Madlanga commission, the week of Brown Mogotsi’s appearance was both entertaining and confusing. Mogotsi is the first witness to testify in the commission’s second phase, which seeks to give those implicated by other witnesses a chance to present their side of things. He started giving evidence Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief of police Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi is alleged by three witnesses – current and former employees of the city – who appeared before the Madlanga commission this week to have run riot in the quest for power while he enjoyed protection from former city manager, Dr Imogen Mashazi. Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
What a week that was in the parallel probes into allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system! From the explosive testimony of former police minister Bheki Cele before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the allegations brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, to the accounts of three Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Some interesting developments which came up at the Madlanga commission last week, as well as the testimony of anonymous witnesses whose identities were protected through innovative measures, ensured another gripping series of hearings. On 13 October the Daily Maverick and News24 challenged the commission’s decision to hold the week’s hearings in camera (Latin, literally ‘in Read more >