Khumalo tells ad hoc committee ‘misinformation campaign’ targeted Crime Intelligence reforms

By Johnathan Paoli

Head of Crime Intelligence Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo on Thursday told Parliament that a sustained “misinformation campaign” was deliberately waged against him as he attempted to reform a division he described as lawless, corrupt and operating “on a free mode”.

Khumalo was testifying before the ad hoc committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system.

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Opening his testimony, Khumalo said his tenure since January 2023 was marked by resistance to reforms aimed at restoring legality and accountability within Crime Intelligence, telling MPs that misinformation, often amplified through social and print media, was used to undermine each major reform decision he took.

“Crime Intelligence was operating without proper legal controls, serving internal interests rather than SAPS priorities, and the moment we began correcting that, a coordinated misinformation campaign was unleashed