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The Citizen
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- The Citizen
‘Untrue allegations': IDAC denies warrants for national police commissioner Masemola
Despite allegations, no arrest warrants have been issued for Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola, says IDAC spokesperson. The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) dismissed claims that arrest warrants exist for National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola, emphasising that no such warrants have been issued. In the past weeks, there has been speculation about Masemola's possible arrest following a clampdown on other senior officials in the South African Police Service (Saps), in an investigation involving R45 million in property deals. On Monday, The Citizen reported that Masemola and four senior crime intelligence officers will each face at least four charges for their roles in the multimillion-rand acquisition of buildings by the Saps Crime Intelligence Unit. No arrest warrants for Masemola – IDAC IDAC, and entity of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), refuted these allegations as untrue on Tuesday. 'The NPA's Investigating Directorate Against Corruption has, in the past weeks, received media queries relating to unfounded allegations of warrants having been issued for the arrest of the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, and others, and has taken note of numerous false articles that have been published on these allegations,' IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame said in a statement on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Police offer R300K reward for info on whereabouts of cop killers 'IDAC maintains what it has repeatedly confirmed to the media: these are untrue allegations; no such warrants have been issued.' At the centre of the speculation is the decision by Saps to buy buildings without going through the normal procurement process through the Department of Public Works. Masemola suspended Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, acting Crime Intelligence supply chain head Brigadier Janse van Vuuren, and finance and administration services head Colonel Samamaya Mayekiso in connection with the matter. Saps property purchases investigation Khumalo was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in June following an 'extensive' probe into the alleged unlawful purchase of two luxury properties. Last month, the EFF leader Julius Malema said that Masemola would be arrested for conspiring with Khumalo. ALSO READ: 'It's Ramaphosa's discretion': Cachalia on how long he expects to remain police minister Malema's remarks came a week after KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made explosive allegations against police Minister Senzo Mchunu and deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya of political interference in police operations. Last week, the ad hoc committee investigating the allegations made by Mkhwanazi elected Molapi Soviet Lekganyane as its chairperson. He said in his opening remarks that the matters before the committee are of grave concern to South Africa. Mkhwanazi ad hoc investigation The committee is tasked to investigate the veracity and implications of all the allegations made by Mkhwanazi about organs of state and criminal syndicates operating in the country. 'Wherever there would have been unscrupulous activities, South Africans would want us to rise to the occasion and unearth it,' said the chairperson. NOW READ: Police investigate allegations of Basotho military-style training camps in South Africa Additional reporting by Faizel Patel
The Citizen
11-08-2025
- The Citizen
Acting police minister Feroz Cachalia condemns spate of police killings
Three police officers were shot while on duty in 24 hours. Acting Police Minister Feroz Cachalia has condemned the spate of police killings in the country. This comes after three police officers were shot while on duty last week. Police killings Over the weekend, Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni from Schoemansdal Saps in Mpumalanga was killed while responding to a burglary incident near Komatipoort. On Friday, 8 August 2025, two police officers attached to the Florida Police Station were disarmed and gunned down while transporting Jabulani Moyo from the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court back to prison after his court appearance for a February 2023 business robbery. Police are offering a 150 000 reward to anyone with information on the whereabouts of Moyo and another R150 000 reward for anyone who could assist police in locating at least 10 suspects who shot and killed Mtshweni. ALSO READ: Police offer R300K reward for info on whereabouts of cop killers Police under attack Cachalia visited the families of the two police officers who were shot and killed on Friday. The minister has assured the families that the Saps is hard at work to ensure that those responsible for the heinous crime are brought to book. 'This is just another reminder of the difficult and dangerous work the South African Police Service and its members do on behalf of our people, and the dangerous and vicious nature of the criminals out there who are willing to kill without mercy. 'I am confident that in this particular case, the suspects and the police are already making progress, that the suspects will be apprehended and that they will face justice,' Cachalia said. Acting police minister Feroz Cachalia has condemned the spate of police killings in the country after three police officers were shot on duty last week #Police @SAPoliceService @TheCitizen_News — 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚕 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕 ⚡️ (@FaizelPatel143) August 11, 2025 Violence Cachalia added that the 'senseless acts of violence' against the men and women in blue are an 'attack on the rule of law and on the safety of all South Africans.' 'We strongly condemn these heinous crimes, and we will not rest until those responsible are brought to justice. We call on all Saps members to remain alert at all times and to make full and appropriate use of the tools of trade issued to them.' Jabulani Moyo On Saturday, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola said police have also established a multidisciplinary team led by crime intelligence searching for Moyo. 'A lot of questions have arisen on whether the awaiting trial prisoner was handcuffed. It is standard procedure that all awaiting trial prisoners must be appropriately restrained and placed at the back of a van. 'On whether Moyo was handcuffed or not and why members were travelling in a sedan, all these questions are under investigation…. For now, our focus is on finding Moyo. We believe he has the answers we are looking for, and we will not rest until we find him,' Masemola said. Masemola pleaded with police officers on the ground to implement the objectives of the police safety strategy, urging them to make sure their 'firearms are in a good working condition and that they have all the necessary tools of trade to do their work.' ALSO READ: Police Minister vows to capture cop killer Jabulani Moyo
