Overview
- Suspended SAPS national commissioner Fannie Masemola has formally submitted representations to the National Director of Public Prosecutions asking for the PFMA charges against him to be withdrawn.
- Masemola faces four counts under section 38 of the Public Finance Management Act that accuse him of failing to prevent irregular and fruitless expenditure and of not stopping payments on a contested health‑services contract.
- Investigators found the procurement process irregular for a programme worth about R360 million with a central R228 million contract, and at least R50 million was paid before SAPS cancelled the deal.
- The NDPP has opened a review that flags questions about how the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption handled the probe after evidence at the Madlanga commission raised concerns about investigative conduct.
- The state has moved to rejoin tenderpreneur Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and his companies to the main prosecution following the collapse of a prior plea agreement, and the matter is set to continue in Pretoria courts next month.