By Johnathan Paoli
The parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee probing alleged criminal infiltration of the South African Police Service (SAPS) resumed its work on Tuesday with the return of suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, following his appearance last week which collapsed after MPs flagged material inconsistencies in his affidavit.
Opening his evidence on Wednesday, Nkabinde explained that he had reconstructed his timeline using Mchunu’s official calendar because he still does not have access to his phone and other seized devices.
He said that in August last year, the Police Ministry was monitoring a dangerous standoff at an abandoned goldmine in Stilfontein, where “hundreds, possibly thousands” of “Zama Zamas” or illegal miners were trapped underground.
After some resurfaced and were detained from 18 August, Mchunu convened a staff meeting on 20 August to prepare for a visit to the area.
It was at that meeting, Nkabinde testified,
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