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National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola gives evidence before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on October 9, 2025.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the law must take its course following reports that National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has been issued with summons in connection with the controversial R360 million Medicare 24 contract.
The contract was awarded to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, an alleged criminal kingpin.
This comes after the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) served Masemola with a notice to appear in court next month, intensifying scrutiny over the contract.
The DA’s National Spokesperson Karabo Khakhau says anyone implicated in criminal wrongdoing must face the full might of the law, urging authorities to act decisively and ensure justice for all South Africans.
Khakhau says, “So anybody that is suspected to be in breach of any code of criminal conduct within our country must serve before the full might of the law and receive the consequences. So the police and the justice system of this country must do everything in their power and leave no stone unturned in order to get justice for all South Africans.”
VIDEO | David Bruce weighs in on charges against Masemola:
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SENIOR POLICE OFFICIALS
Gauteng Community Safety Chairperson Dr Bandile Masuku says accountability must be allowed to run its full course following charges against senior police officials.
Twelve senior police officials and a company director are appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday in connection with the alleged irregular awarding of a tender to Medicare 24.
Masuku says the integrity of the police hinges on accountability, not shielding individuals. He warns that transparency and legal processes are key to South African Police Service (SAPS) stability and reform.
Masuku says, “The Medicare tender is one of the central issues around what we see in the Madlanga Commission, which we are hoping as the committee that it will bring about a sustainable and very profound reform of the South African Police Service, and it is one of the ways of making sure that using this incident on its own will help us to restructure the South African Police Service and make sure that we establish a new youth police service which will have public trust and confidence.”
