Senior officials told the Madlanga commission that more than R2bn was siphoned through security deals meant to protect metro police

While on the Madlanga commission witness stand, Nkosi divulged various criminal dealings between senior police officials and Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala

The recent arrests of 12 senior police officials show how the alleged cartel leader took over the procurement process

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

The suspended police minister says the arrests are only the beginning and that his actions, alongside Idac investigations, were key to stopping the illegal contract

Witness F said Matlala told him to be loyal if he wanted to be promoted. However, Mashatile has denied meeting with Matlala

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu said KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi had made unsubstantiated accusations without providing evidence

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

The national police commissioner said his deputies were divided on whether to implement a directive to disband the political killings task team

Police officer Fannie Nkosi says deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya requested Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to arrest Musa Khawula

The senior police office told the Madlanga commission that he was simply warning investigators in a case involving Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala case that they should not be swayed by bribes

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

Judge Sanele David Hlatshwayo found the statements defamatory and damaging, ordering their removal within 24 hours

The witness’s testimony has been rescheduled for 16 March, the last day of the Madlanga Commission sitting

The Madlanga commission and parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating corruption in policing have opened a crucial public conversation, analysts say

The private forensic investigator denied having undue influence on the police, insisting he was just a concerned citizen who wanted to help in ‘uncapturing the criminal justice system’

The president said the army would be deployed to tackle illegal mining and gang violence and pledged urgent action against organised crime

The private forensic Investigator described the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner’s media briefing last July as an attack against rivals within the South African Police Service

EFF leader Julius Malema urged parliament’s d hoc committee probing corruption in the criminal justice system to compel the private forensic investigator to answer every question posed to him