Day 46
26 January 2026
Record: Official record ↗
Who testified
- Major General Anthony Gopaul488 claims
- Adv Mohlasedi56 claims
Subjects discussed
👤 Witness E👤 Anthony Gopaul (Major General; District Commissioner: iLembe from 2022; Acting Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Crime Detection, KZN)👤 Senzo Mchunu (Minister of Police 2024 to 13 July 2025, then placed on special leave)👤 Mr Doeshiee Govender👤 Adv Mahlape Sello SC👤 Adv Mohlasedi👤 Cedrick Nkabinde👤 Sandile Khumalo
11 conflicts flagged on this day
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-0c6fcbf80196Witness E
Cannot both do everything in one's power and leave everything unattended/never attended regarding the same matter.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-256a23680f17Same entity, same email: denying receipt directly contradicts confirming receipt.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-260b750b7109Witness E
Intended to remove it yet still has it now; the planned removal did not occur, making both statements about same item inconsistent.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-2e94c90dcb7dWitness E
Same entity's received call attributed to two distinct callers; cannot both be the single source.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-4555805c02bdWitness E
A claims would not say 'sure' to a Minister; B admits saying 'sure'—cannot both be true of same response.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-6436d235b2c4Claim A says record was clean; Claim B documents a prior 1997 liquor offence case, contradicting a clean record.
“Cas 91/02/1997 = Liquor Act, sell Liquor”
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-9de18e4900f2Witness E
Trying to write a statement implies drafting; claiming nothing was drafted directly contradicts same activity by same witness.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-a7037f45efddWitness E
A claims direct in-person contact with General Chika; B denies direct communication, says only via intermediary—cannot both be true.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-c406fac82defWitness E
A says call came from Minister Mchunu's number (known); B says the number was unknown at the time—cannot both hold.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-efe5d7c4e881Witness E
A claims drafting the statement (finished/ongoing); B denies any drafting occurred—cannot both be true of same witness.
◎ Likely — AI-assisted, cited
NLI-f0bb4c5c8795Witness E
A describes him calling with different numbers (telephonic), B denies any telephonic communication with same person.