By Johnathan Paoli
The Madlanga Commission resumed on Wednesday with a tense second day of testimony from KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major-General Lesetja Senona, as commissioners repeatedly grilled him about why he saw nothing wrong with his close relationship with alleged underworld figure and attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
Senona held to his position under questioning, despite commissioners pointing to a torrent of adverse media reports about Matlala.
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Evidence leader advocate Adila Hassim pressed Senona on his claimed ignorance of Matlala’s alleged criminal activities, including being implicated in the looting of Tembisa Hospital.
That looting was first exposed by whistleblower Babita Deokaran, the then acting chief financial officer in the Gauteng Department of Health, just weeks before she was assassinated in 2021.
Hassim asked directly whether Senona knew Deokaran’s name.
“Yes, I do,” he replied, confirming he was
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