By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has examined a series of WhatsApp messages which may point to a close working relationship between suspended Gauteng Crime Intelligence head Major-General Feroz Khan and former National Treasury procurement official, later SAPS Lieutenant-General, Molefe Fani, in efforts to assist businessman Mohamed Sayed secure lucrative government procurement opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leading evidence before the commission on Friday, evidence leader Adila Hassim presented dozens of WhatsApp exchanges between Khan and Sayed dating back to 2021, arguing that the conversations appeared to show Khan acting as a facilitator between a private businessman and senior government procurement officials.
Hassim told the Commission the messages centred largely on personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders and repeatedly referenced “Pilot”, whom investigators say is Fani.
“We will establish that the Fani that is being referred to in this chat is General Fani, who’s recently been suspended from the
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