Nkosi denies SAPS leaks as commission finds pattern of sharing sensitive information

By Johnathan Paoli

Police sergeant Fannie Nkosi has denied allegations that he shared sensitive South African Police Service (SAPS) information with civilians, including Johannesburg taxi boss Steve Motsumi and tender kingpin Vusi “Cat” Matlala.

Testifying before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria on Tuesday, Nkosi said his decision to share confidential information with Motsumi was motivated by the latter’s “love for the Republic”.

Nkosi also rejected claims that he alerted Matlala to a police swoop at his home in Pretoria.

Led in evidence by senior counsel Matthew Chaskalson, Nkosi confirmed that an email from a journalist regarding alleged kidnapping kingpin Esmael Nangy had been forwarded to him by suspended deputy national police commissioner for crime detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, which he then passed on to Matlala.

“He wanted Mr Matlala to see it. Everything Sibiya wanted from or to Matlala would go through me. Most of the time I would just