SAPS CFO Dimpane disputes Mchunu's use of her note on task team

SAPS' Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, made it clear that she was frustrated with how her comment on the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was presented out of context.

- THEOLIN TEMBO

She clarified that "rather than advocating for the disbandment of the PKTT, I advocated that a study be conducted to determine whether it should be made a permanent structure".

Dimpane appeared before the Ad Hoc Committee established to investigate allegations made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Head, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, yesterday.

The committee relocated proceedings from Parliament to Gauteng this week, where they are stationed at Kgoši Mampuru Correctional Centre in Tshwane. The decision was made to hear the testimony of Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, who is currently in custody.

Matlala, believed to be connected to fraudulent transactions in the Tembisa Hospital R2 billion 'looting, was arrested in April for allegedly orchestrating the 2023 attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend, actress Tebogo Thobejane, and is currently in custody after being denied bail.

He is also believed to be at the forefront of SAPS tenders allegedly manipulated to benefit criminal syndicates purportedly protected by senior politicians and police officials. When suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu testified before the committee, he made reference to Dimpane's information note as one of the reasons for his disbanding of the PKTT.