Overview
- Lt-Col Kelebogile Thepa told the Pretoria inquiry her July 2023 abduction was work-related, saying attackers sought her cellphone and called her a problem at work before she filed a case in Tembisa.
- She said the motive stemmed from her February 2023 media response on the Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala saga, which she testified suspended deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi disliked.
- Retired deputy chief Revo Spies testified an internal EMPD probe found Matlala’s private vehicles were registered as municipal and fitted with state blue lights by Mkhwanazi, who also arranged Matlala’s firm at the 2022 State of the City Address.
- Spies also told the commission that IPID is probing a 2022 murder allegedly involving EMPD officers, presented video of suspected copper theft, and described death threats he says were discussed as he pressed the blue‑lights investigation.
- The hearings continue at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College, with coverage noting Mkhwanazi’s suspension this week and Thepa reporting a second abduction in 2024 at OR Tambo International Airport.