Overview
- National Commissioner Fannie Masemola will appear with 12 senior SAPS officers in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court on corruption charges linked to the Medicare24 contract, with an amended indictment due at the hearing.
- The State says alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala bribed police generals to win the June 2024 R360 million tender, which was later cancelled in April 2025 after more than R50 million had been paid.
- Two top generals, Crime Intelligence’s Feroz Khan and the Hawks’ Gauteng head Ebrahim Kadwa, were arrested on charges tied to unlawful possession of precious metals and a false claim about an undercover operation.
- A raid at Sergeant Fannie Nkosi’s home found a stun grenade, over 500 rounds of ammunition, SAPS gear, stolen dockets and cash, and he told the commission he had ties to Matlala and took R25,000 from him.
- Testimony to the commission describes a “Big Five” cartel embedded in law enforcement and procurement, and Matlala also faces a separate case with 25 counts, including 11 attempted murders, pointing to a graft‑and‑violence nexus.