By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission on Tuesday delved deeper into the chain of events that led to officers from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) descending on the Sandhurst mansion of murder-accused businessman Katiso Molefe, despite not being part of the takedown operation.
Three Hawks members, Captain Dail Nortjie, Warrant Officer Paul Radebe, and Gauteng Hawks head Major General Ebrahim Kadwa, provided lengthy testimony on why the elite unit arrived at the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) and Special Task Force operation on 6 December 2024.
Their accounts painted a picture of cascading confusion, opaque instructions, and an untraceable report that “fake Hawks” were at the scene.
Commission chair Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, however, repeatedly stressed that the only witness who can clarify the origins of the fake Hawks claim is former Hawks head, Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, who phoned subordinates shortly before the Sandhurst raid, instructing them to
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