IPID investigator breaks down over intimidation, while providing more details of Witness D and Mkhwanazi

By Johnathan Paoli

IPID senior investigator Nomsa Masuku has told the Madlanga Commission that she and her team faced threats, intimidation and hostility while investigating the murder of Emmanuel Mbhense; while key witness Marius van der Merwe remained a suspect until his assassination and repeatedly warning investigators that their lives were in danger.

Leading her evidence before the Commission, Masuku broke down in tears as she described the toll the investigation has taken on her family and colleagues.

“Our lives are at risk. I was shot at on the N17; my kids were inside the car,” she said.

Masuku testified that in December 2024 her vehicle was shot at while she was driving with her children. In a separate incident, her son was shot and wounded.

Masuku confirmed she cannot definitively link the attacks to suspects in the Brakpan murder case, as she handles several sensitive investigations, but that for