… Support from task team dissident The catalyst for the commission’s establishment was the decision by Mchunu to disband KwaZulu-Natal’s Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) — which Mkhwanazi maintains was a move made to protect criminals. …
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Political Killings Task Team
Also known as: PKTT · KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team · Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Political Killings Task Team
Organization appearing in coverage of investigations into political killings in South Africa.
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- September 2025
… No PKTT clarity On Thursday, Mkhwanazi provided more details on the issue he started testifying about the day before – the disbandment of KwaZulu-Natal’s Political Killings Task Team (PKTT). …
Mkhwanazi alleges SA’s new capture — malicious corruption-busters and classified intelligence leaks… Unusual influence over Senzo Mchunu, the police minister at the time, to disband a Political Killings Task Team. …
‘Someone influenced’ Senzo Mchunu to disband Political Killings Task Team, Mkhwanazi tells commission
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NCC leader Adams faces court on alleged investigation interference
The News
National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams is to appear in Pinetown Magistrates' Court on 7 May on charges of fraud and defeating or obstructing the course of justice, related to his alleged interference in the investigation into former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa's 2017 assassination. Adams was arrested on 5 May after allegedly obtaining an affidavit from a murder accused during a prison visit in January 2025.
7 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 7 May
NCC leader Adams faces court on alleged investigation interference
National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams is to appear in Pinetown Magistrates' Court on 7 May on charges of fraud and defeating or obstructing the course of justice, related to his alleged interference in the investigation into former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa's 2017 assassination. Adams was arrested on 5 May after allegedly obtaining an affidavit from a murder accused during a prison visit in January 2025.
7 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 13 March
South African police general faces corruption allegations at Madlanga Commission
Major general Richard Shibiri, the SAPS head of organised crime, testified at the Madlanga Commission about how criminal syndicates infiltrate police, but now faces damning allegations that he himself accepted a R70,000 loan from an organised crime accused in September 2024. The case underscores widespread institutional compromise and systemic vulnerabilities in South Africa's criminal justice system.
13 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 27 January
Crime Intelligence implicated in 2017 ANC politician's murder
An undercover Crime Intelligence officer testified at the Madlanga Commission that senior officials in the agency were involved in the 2017 murder of former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa, and alleged that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu attempted to persuade him to lie about the case.
27 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 16 January
South African crime intelligence chief alleges cartel infiltration
South Africa's Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo told Parliament that criminal cartels thrive through proximity to politicians, law enforcement, and business leaders, alleging that nearly all SAPS officers in Gauteng work for a cartel and that police have offered protection to syndicate members for a fee.
16 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 9 January
Judicial witness protection in Namibia and Africa remains inadequate
According to New Era, a legal practitioner argues that witness protection frameworks across the region fail to safeguard participants in courts and tribunals adequately. The opinion cites the killing of a witness in South Africa's Madlanga Commission and a prosecutor attacked in Ondangwa, Namibia, as evidence that drastic measures—including risk assessments, protected testimony methods, and surveillance—are needed to protect all court participants.
9 January 2026 · New Era →