Madlanga Commission: Khumalo defends his leadership of Crime Intelligence and PKTT

By Johnathan Paoli

The third week of the Madlanga Commission opened on Monday with a detailed review of the South African Police Service’s Crime Intelligence, where division head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo defended both his leadership and the work of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).

Led by Advocate Adila Hassim (SC), Khumalo highlighted the reforms he introduced in Crime Intelligence, the challenges posed by criminal cartel infiltration, and the establishment and successes of the PKTT in KwaZulu-Natal.

“Upon assuming leadership, I introduced a management style that has since proven effective, resulting in enhanced stability, more especially at management level, and also in the improved status of compliance with various policies, as well as the cessation of resources and crime intelligence methodologies abuse,” Khumalo told the commission.

Much of his initial evidence centred on the PKTT’s analysis-led investigative model.

The team integrates forensic, ballistic, communication, financial, and data analysts to create