Overview
- Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu voluntarily handed over his electronic devices to SAPS investigators on 6 November, according to his spokesperson.
- IDAC head Andrea Johnson told Parliament the unit would have reconsidered pursuing cases against crime intelligence chief Dumisani Khumalo had SAPS disclosed its parallel probe, and she rejected claims of receiving crime‑intelligence tip‑offs via her spouse.
- Acting minister Firoz Cachalia reprimanded national commissioner Fannie Masemola for announcing the return of 121 PKTT dockets before briefing him, while saying the PKTT’s disbandment may have had rationale but was mishandled procedurally.
- Lt‑Gen Dumisani Khumalo testified that senior officers, including Shadrack Sibiya and Richard Shibiri, are linked to criminal cartels, alleged Sibiya pressed Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to lodge a false theft claim against police, and described Mchunu’s push for immediate PKTT shutdown.
- Suspended EMPD chief Jabulani Mapiyeye said an MOU granting Matlala’s CAT VIP access to policing functions was unlawful, testified that Matlala’s vehicles were fitted with municipal blue lights and that his firm worked the city’s 2022 SOCA without his approval, and outlined stalled disciplinary cases inside EMPD.