Overview
- The EFF laid perjury and obstruction charges against Police Ministry chief of staff Cedric Nkabinde after MPs said his testimony to Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee was contradictory.
- Committee proceedings were halted and Nkabinde was told to verify dates and facts after he admitted parts of his statement were estimates due to seized devices.
- KZN police said a SAPS Criminal Records Centre employee accessed the system in January and altered entries for businessman James Stuart Scharnick, with audit logs preserving the transactions.
- Detectives reviewed 29 dockets tied to Scharnick, found 18 vehicle‑related cases consolidated into a single plea that drew a wholly suspended sentence and R150,000 fine, and will refer concerns to the NPA and the Judicial Service Commission.
- At the Madlanga Commission, witnesses linked Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya to Scharnick and detailed allegedly fake Ekurhuleni MOUs that benefited companies tied to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, with claims of municipal interference in EMPD discipline.