Overview
- Khan was shot in Houghton on Sunday and rushed to Netcare Milpark Hospital after two unidentified gunmen in a white Mercedes opened fire; investigators recovered at least two 9mm casings and doctors say he remains sedated and unable to give instructions.
- The South African Police Service has opened a multi‑unit investigation led by the Gauteng Hawks, Gauteng Crime Intelligence and the SAPS Detective Service with the Political Killings Task Team incorporated at the direction of Acting National Commissioner Puleng Dimpane.
- Khan had withdrawn court bids to stop access to electronic devices seized in May and was summoned to testify at the Madlanga Commission on 1 July; the commission is consulting his lawyers and his planned appearance has been postponed with no new date set.
- Material extracted from Khan’s seized devices reportedly includes WhatsApp exchanges linking him to political and business figures and references to the 2021 Aeroton drug seizure and missing cocaine, making those files central to the inquiry.
- The shooting has intensified concerns about witness safety, internal police factionalism and the integrity of investigations and hearings, with commissioners saying evidence will proceed and evidence leaders due to present related material later this week.