Sergeant Phakula (SAPS K9 Unit — brother of W/O Steve Phakula)

Sergeant Phakula is a member of the SAPS K9 Unit who was drawn into the commission's scrutiny over his involvement at a crime scene in the south of Johannesburg, a considerable distance from his Pretoria base. The younger brother of Warrant Officer Steve Phakula, he was questioned about the circumstances of his arrival, with testimony indicating he claimed to have been called by Warrant Officer Magane and arrived late. He faced unresolved questions about whether he was present when Mashaba was chasing police away from the scene, and his statement described receiving telephonic information from his brother about a truck suspected of transporting 23 bags of drugs in the Johannesburg area.