The Special Investigating Unit (SIU)-appointed curator is pursuing information about a vehicle allegedly located at a property in Midrand, Johannesburg, believed to be linked to the Tembisa Hospital investigation. The curator is tracing eight outstanding vehicles, including four Ferraris, three Porsches and one Bentley, linked to the alleged R900 million Tembisa Hospital corruption syndicate. The SIU said a recent tip-off from an anonymous whistle-blower led investigators to a property allegedly belonging to a business associate of businessman Hangwani Maumela, where…
ActionSA Member of Parliament Darlene James has responded on social media after being implicated during testimony at the Madlanga Commission in connection with allegations of an alleged plot to remove National Police Commissioner Major-General Fannie Masemola. According to testimony by IDAC prosecutor Drushantha Ramsamy, the alleged plan was discussed within the anti-corruption unit and involved James, National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams, and DA policing spokesperson Ian Cameron as alleged role players. Ramsamy continued her testimony on Wednesday, telling the…
A senior prosecutor from the Investigative Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has told the Madlanga Commission that a key document used to authorise an investigation into Crime Intelligence Brigadier Dineo Mokwele was wrongly attributed to her and could not have been lawfully approved on the date reflected. State Advocate Drushantha Ramsamy made the revelations during emotional testimony before the Commission on Tuesday while giving evidence about a Section 28(1) application, the legal instrument used to authorise investigations into complex and high-level…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi is among five people arrested in connection with the alleged murder of robbery suspect Emmanuel Mbense in April 2022. The suspects, who include EMPD officers, SAPS members and a private citizen, are expected to appear in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. They face charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice. It is alleged the suspects were involved in Mbense’s murder, the dumping of his body at Spaarwater…