Overview
- Deputy National Commissioner Tebello Mosikili told MPs she learned on 2 January 2025 of a 31 December directive disbanding the Political Killings Task Team, noting it had already leaked to the media.
- She said the timing raised concern because it landed as National Commissioner Fannie Masemola began annual leave and during a peak festive-season policing campaign.
- Mosikili described being confused by the letter’s tone and content and said such demobilisations usually follow consultation and planning to avoid operational disruption.
- She explained the PKTT drew detectives from outside KwaZulu‑Natal, operated in four teams, and had plans to expand to Limpopo and Gauteng.
- Mosikili denied allowing private investigator Paul O’Sullivan to infiltrate the justice system, said she could not confirm cartel infiltration of SAPS, and noted that 121 dockets previously removed from the PKTT were later returned by acting minister Firoz Cachalia.