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National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola appears before the Ad Hoc Committee on 17 March 2026.
National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola has described as lies the allegations made by other senior officers that he is conspiring with the former Police Minister Bheki Cele against them.
Masemola is being questioned by members of the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town that’s investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system.
Masemola is appearing before the committee for the second time. He says he has no contact whatsoever with Cele currently.
“I don’t talk to [former] minister Cele. I talked to all the generals and there is no conniving and we talked about work and that’s where it ends up. I don’t know if they-but the last time I checked, most of them don’t talk to General Cele at all. So, I don’t know this notion of ruling from the grave where it comes from. I won’t say it’s an incorrect statement. It’s a lie.”
Money received from Matlala
Meanwhile, Masemola denied allegations by North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi, that he was a recipient of money from suspected criminal kingpin, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
During his appearance before the committee, Mogotsi alleged that both Masemola and Cele received money from Matlala.
He said this was after Matlala had received the multi-million-rand health tender for SAPS.
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola appears before the Ad Hoc Committee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6nwLhrTbkc
