Overview
- Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale told MPs he learned via social media of Senzo Mchunu’s December 2024 order to disband the KZN Political Killings Task Team, calling the directive unusual and impractical.
- Mathale said Mchunu has not delegated any powers to him or fellow deputy Polly Boshielo since their 2024 appointments, while defending the task team’s effectiveness.
- At the Madlanga commission, PKTT member Captain Maxwell Wanda described a hostile Hawks presence during the 6 December 2024 arrest of Katiso Molefe, saying the unit withdrew after a valid warrant was produced.
- Hawks Captain Barry Kruger testified he was dispatched to verify the legality of the Molefe operation, confirmed it was legitimate on arrival, and said he did not know whose residence it was beforehand.
- Anonymised ‘Witness C’ alleged R2 million in cash was delivered to suspended deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and outlined claimed payments routed via Brown Mogotsi to Mchunu, assertions now before the inquiry and denied by those implicated.