Crime Intel. Head, Lt-Gen. Dumisani Khumalo detailed how suspended deputy police commissioner Lt-Gen. Shadrack Sibiya used a subordinate, Sergeant F. Nkosi, to collect cash payoffs from criminal cartels and notorious underworld figures.

Nkosi is an officer stationed at the SAPS head office in Pretoria, under Sibiya’s command.

Testifying before the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday, Khumalo maintained that Nkosi was a go-to man for Sibiya and criminals.

Khumalo’s evidence was accompanied by CCTV footage and photographs showing Nkosi visiting the Sandhurst mansion of murder-accused businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe on November 27, last year.

In the footage, Nkosi arrived shortly after 4pm, spent less than ten minutes inside, and then was seen leaving carrying a large white paper bag while Molefe walked him to his official state vehicle — a white BMW.

“He is holding a bag that doesn’t look heavy but has contents,” Khumalo told the commission.

“It looks like he came to collect something that had already been prepared and was waiting for pickup.”

According to the commission’s evidence bundle, Witness C identified Nkosi as the officer who “regularly collected money from cartel members” for Sibiya.

The witness further claimed that Nkosi handled bribe payments from both Molefe and another alleged tender tycoon, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, who is facing a string of corruption and racketeering charges.

Last week’s testimony suggested that Sibiya received millions in cash from Matlala over several months, with Nkosi allegedly acting as courier.

Matlala is also said to have lavished Sibiya with “gifts including 20 impalas and millions in cash,” the witness said.

In one instance, R2 million in cash was allegedly delivered to Sibiya’s Sandton residence in January this year, purportedly to finance a guest-house property.

On another occasion, Sibiya allegedly instructed Matlala to hide R200,000 in a dustbin at Sibiya’s Pretoria office for collection.

Witness C testified that investigators are now analysing Matlala’s multiple bank accounts to trace the cash movements linked to these transactions.

The alleged payment chain took a dramatic turn just ten days after Nkosi visited Molefe’s Sandhurst property, when Molefe was arrested in a joint takedown operation by the GCIOPS and PKTT units.

This is an operation said to have been marred by interference from members of the Hawks.

Khumalo will continue with his testimony on Wednesday.

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