Cash, bikes and spider diagrams: Sergeant Nkosi was ‘cashier’ for crime bosses

By Johnathan Paoli

Sergeant Fannie Nkosi has admitted he helped buy four motorcycles for alleged crime-linked figures. The purchases exceeded R1.5 million.

However, he could not clearly explain where the money came from or how it was handled.

Nkosi was back on the stand at the commission in Pretoria on Friday.

The inquiry focused on his ties to Jothan “Mswazi” Msibi and a trail of large cash payments.

The money was used to buy bikes for taxi bosses, businessmen and alleged crime figures Katiso “KT” Molefe, Phehello Mthakathi and Steve Motsumi.

“It has been done like this. Mr. Msibi will give me money. Then I will go and deposit. Then after depositing, I will send each and everyone the proof of deposit,” Nkosi told the commission.

“So, the reason I send this one, Mkombeni [Transport], to Mr. Molefe, it was a proof of payment that it was paid to another