Overview
- National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, on his second day before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, acknowledged SAPS vetting shortfalls and said the SIU has been asked to conduct independent vetting.
- Masemola testified he reported Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s directive to disband the Political Killings Task Team to President Cyril Ramaphosa, and said the team was not actually closed.
- Police conducted a search-and-seizure at suspended deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s Centurion home, taking phones and a laptop; Sibiya called it intimidation ahead of his Monday testimony and no arrest was reported.
- Cedrick Nkabinde, Mchunu’s chief of staff, alleged a masked unit assaulted his brother during a search for electronic devices and claimed officers said they were sent by Masemola; Masemola told MPs he was informed of the operation.
- MPs pressed Masemola on whistleblower protection and other high-profile cases as the parliamentary inquiry and the Madlanga Commission continue to probe alleged interference, docket transfers from the PKTT, and links to businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala.