Lieutenant-General Daphney Manamela (suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner)

Lieutenant-General Daphney Manamela is the suspended Mpumalanga Police Commissioner whose conduct came under scrutiny during the commission’s proceedings. Minister Senzo Mchunu noted her matter was still pending, while testimony from Brigadier Matjeng described Manamela as a supervisor who insisted that certain responsibilities—such as coordinating medical surveillance and biological monitoring—fell squarely within Matjeng’s job description, and who directed urgent meetings with a service provider. She also faced questions about her awareness of Matjeng’s intimate relationship with that provider, with counsel suggesting she had no difficulty with Matjeng managing a contract involving her boyfriend. The record leaves these matters unresolved.