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●other2018-06-18 – 2018-07-01E000028

Establishment of Political Killings Task Team

The National Commissioner approved the PKTT structure on 18 June 2018, and the team became operational in July 2018, starting work on 1 July 2018.

7 claimsPKTT (Political Killings Task Team) disbandment
Described by 2 witnesses
Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanaziday 1Lt Gen Samuel Dumisani Khumaloday 8
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7 claims from testimony
Day 1 · 17 September 2025
"The first material date is July 2018 and that is when the Political Killings Task Team was officially launched"
occurred onAdv Motau SCCL0000073
"The first material date is July 2018 and that is when the Political Killings Task Team was officially launched"
occurred onNational Task Team Investigating Political Related Cases in KZN (2024/2025 request)Adv Motau SCCL0000074
"The National Commissioner approved this thing on the 18th of June"
action takenSehlahle Fannie MasemolaLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0000380
"the work started beginning of July as it was envisaged."
occurred onNational Task Team Investigating Political Related Cases in KZN (2024/2025 request)Lt Gen MkhwanaziCL0000381
"April, May and June the National Commissioner had approved the task team to continue its work albeit a reduced scale"
action takenSehlahle Fannie MasemolaLt Gen MkhwanaziCL0000623
Day 8 · 29 September 2025
"it commenced its operations in July"
commencement dateNational Task Team Investigating Political Related Cases in KZN (2024/2025 request)Lieutenant General KhumaloCL0006520
"it was formally established on the 1st of July"
establishment dateLieutenant General KhumaloCL0006730