By Johnathan Paoli
South African Police Services (SAPS) Crime Intelligence boss, Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, on Tuesday continued his testimony before the Madlanga Commission with analysis of WhatsApp communications extracted from the phone of tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
Led by evidence leader and senior counsel Adila Hassim, Khumalo started his testimony highlighting the nexus between organised crime, political influence, and SAPS operational matters — the same issues that KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and national police commissioner Fannie Masemola had also testified about.
“The chat conversation provides critical insights into potential misconduct and the manner in which operational and political issues were being coordinated,” Khumalo told the commission.
He said that his testimony would focus on six core themes drawn from conversations between Matlala and businessman Brown Mogotsi, who is an associate of former police minister, Senzo Mchunu.
Mchunu was placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July
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