Johnathan Paoli
The crisis in South Africa’s policing leadership deepened on Wednesday as the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and Parliament’s ad hoc committee on police corruption heard testimony that underscored the institutional turmoil within the security cluster.
In the country’s capital, Pretoria, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, head of Crime Intelligence, told the Madlanga Commission that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu had insisted that President Cyril Ramaphosa “was in agreement” with the decision to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), a statement Khumalo said left him shocked and disturbed.
Khumalo’s evidence painted a troubling picture of political interference and institutional sabotage.
He recalled a 27 March 2025 meeting with Mchunu and National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, which he described as one of the most uncomfortable encounters of his career.
“The minister said we should not mention the president and mentioned he was tired of hearing about the president. He said
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