to man at the heart of cop scandal

Perhaps most curious has been Mogotsi's habit of trying to meddle in provincial politics through a vehicle called the Brown Mogotsi Foundation. Through this, he was instrumental in forcing then North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo out of office in 2018, at least partly because of Mahumape-lo's support for Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, rather than Ramaphosa, at the ANC's 2017 Nasrec conference.

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Most recently, Mogotsi has claimed to be an undercover police informant who played a role in the arrest of fugitive rapist Thabo Bester. This smacks of fantasy - but Mogotsi does seem to have access to police intel, if you believe Mkhwanazi. The KZN police commissioner said in his press briefing that Mogotsi had messaged him last September with a picture of a register that is only supposed to be accessible to police.

Mogotsi also appears to have knowledge of the law from the other side: he reportedly has at least three criminal convictions, including one for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Mkhwanazi allegations are a political firestorm for Ramaphosa To understand why Mkhwanazi's claims amount to such a political headache for Ramaphosa, it's helpful to revisit the political context leading up to the ANC's elective conference at Nasrec in 2017.

Senzo Mchunu was one of Ramaphosa's closest allies and was endorsed by Ramaphosa as his preferred candidate, on his “slate”, for secretary general.

Mchunu was absolutely critical to Ramaphosa’s campaigning because his constituency was in KwaZulu-Natal: the ANC’s largest province by membership, and whose delegates to the elective conference were expected to fall in line with former president Jacob Zuma’s endorsement and vote for Dlamini Zuma.