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

Wiandre Pretorius was shot at 16 times and walked away unharmed by what police believe was a targeted hit after he was implicated at the Madlanga Commission

Police have detained one of the suspects, who is currently being questioned, national police commissioner Fannie Masemola told journalists

He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team

The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects

The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister

The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment

Masemola was questioned about whether a police commissioner could refuse directives from the police minister and initially said it depended on the nature of the directive

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony would deal with political interference by parliamentarians and the national executive

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said the order to disband the team was irrational and irregular

Parties have called for the president to take action regarding allegations against the police minister