TIMELINE
JULY 2018
P olitical K illings launched .
Task
Team
officially
A n ad hoc, inter-disciplinary unit w ithin S A P S , tasked w ith investigating political killings, w ith an operational focus in K ZN
JUNE 2019
that later extended nationally.
The P K TT adopted an integrated m odel w here the D P P K ZN assigned a dedicated team of prosecutors to the P K TT w hich resulted in the
17 APRIL 2024
P K TT being a m ulti-disciplinary prosecutorial guided task team . M r. A rm and S w art, an engineer in V ereeniging w as m urdered. This high-profile assassination served as a catalyst for a w ider investigation that w ould reveal far-reaching connections w ithin the crim inal underw orld and expose insidious infiltration of law enforcem ent by crim inal syndicates. Three suspects w ere arrested at K ew , B ram ley on the sam e day including M ichael P ule Tau – S A P S D etective B ranch, Johannesburg alleged that they m urdered S w art.
C entral.
It
is
S uspects w ere found in possession of firearm s inked to the m urder.
30 JUNE 2024
M r S enzo M chunu appointed M inister of P olice w ith effect from 3 July 2024.
6 AUGUST 2024
R equest
w as
received
for
10 AUGUST 2024
urgent
safeguarding of the IO s of S w art’s m urder follow ing D etective Tau’s release on bail. K atiso M olefe w as identified as a person of interest in S w art’s m urder.
30 AUGUST 2024
R equest
for
P K TT
G auteng O rganised investigation .
m em bers
to
assist
C rim e
U nit
w ith
10 OCTOBER 2024
10 P K TT m em bers arrive in JH B to assist G auteng O rganised C rim e U nit w ith investigation .
6 DECEMBER 2024
The Investigation Team , assisted by P K TT, conducted tw o operations for different reasons: the takedow n and arrest of M r K atiso
30 DECEMBER 2024
M olefe and the execution of a search and seizure w arrant at the property of M r V usim uzi “C at” M atlala. D uring
operations,
potential
interference
noted from JM P D and D P C I.
P K TT’s ballistic analyst com piled a ballistics report that linked w eapons seized during the S w art m urder investigation to four highprofile m u r d e r .
31 DECEMBER 2024
M inister
M chunu
issued
a
directive
to
disband the P K TT.
27 JANUARY 2025
Lt G en M khw anazi appeared on E W N w here he first m ade allegations of political interference and crim inal infiltration in S A P S and the crim inal justice system .
5 MARCH 2025
Lt
G en
M khw anazi
appeared
before
the
P arliam entary P ortfolio C om m ittee on the P olice w here he repeated allegations of political
26 MARCH 2025
interference and crim inal infiltration in S A P S and the crim inal justice system .
118 “under investigation” dockets investigated by the P K TT w ere handed over to Lt G en S enthum ule on the instruction of Lt
2 APRIL 2025
G en S ibiya.
K atiso M olefe’s bail application is refused.
10 APRIL 2025
3 additional dockets still under investigation
13 & 14 MAY 2025
by the P K TT w as handed over to S A P S H ead O ffice on the instruction of Lt G en S ibiya, m aking it 121 dockets handed over.
13 M ay: M edicare 24 Tshw ane D istrict (P ty) Ltd contract w ith S A P S cancelled. 14 M ay: C at M atlala w as arrested. C ell phone records obtained from M atlala’s phone seized on 14 M ay 2025 reveal potential interference by the cartel in S A P S operations and crim inal investigations at different levels.
26 JUNE 2025
Lt G en K hum alo, the D iv C om : C rim e Intelligence and the P roject Leader of P K TT together with others w e r e arrested by IDAC for alleged
fraud
and
corruption
relating
alleged unlaw ful senior appointm ent.
27 JUNE 2025
K atiso M olefe’s bail appeal w as upheld, and he w as released on bail.
2 July 2025
Lt G en K hum alo’s bail conditions included a condition that he is not to enter any
6 JULY 2025
intelligence
offices
in
the
country,
effectively precluding him , as the head of intelligence, from returning to w ork.
Lt G en M khw anazi’s m edia briefing –w here he made allegations that organised crim e groups have penetrated the
13 JULY 2025
crim inal justice system .
M inister M chunu placed on leave.
15 JULY 2025
Lt G en S ibiya given orders to stay at hom e.
23 JULY 2025
E stablishm ent of the C om m ission.
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