Matlala’s Medicare24 contract was approved during Masemola’s tenure and later cancelled by the police commissioner after reports of poor service delivery and illegal procurement

President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was not consulted before the political killings task team was disbanded

Mkhwanazi told the ad hoc committee that he maintained that Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala approached him as an informer and was used by key individuals in organised crime

Deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Tebello Mosikili said the timing of the now suspended police minister’s disbandment letter was suspect

The parliamentary committee is scheduled to hear evidence on corruption in the policing system until 20 February

Former police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied ever meeting alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala after explosive recordings played before the Madlanga commission

But police officials tell commission about cases of interference

Police officials doctored a ballistic report to remove the link of a whistleblower to various murders

Bheki Cele, who was police commissioner from 2009 until he was dismissed in 2011, criticised his successor Riah Phiyega’s handling of the 2012 tragedy

Former minister’s testimony alleged corruption and political interference

Cele said he had tried to meet his successor to discuss the issue after leaving office, but his calls went unanswered

While admitting to his failure to consult before ordering the disbanding of a political killings task team, the suspended police minister denied any links to criminal syndicates

He contradicted the deputy national commissioner, who said he took the dockets from the task team because he ‘could not disobey an order from the minister

The deputy national commissioner has accused the KwaZulu-Natal police boss of using corruption allegations as part of a succession battle within the service

The deputy national commissioner said he doubts the authenticity of WhatsApp messages allegedly implicating him

The deputy national police commissioner argued that two members of parliament should recuse themselves because they are complainants in criminal cases against him

The commission investigating police corruption has expedited the commencement of inquiry hearings in order to be the first to interview the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner

A formal recommendation is expected to be tabled in the National Assembly next Wednesday