decision5 December 2024E000309
IDAC section 27 referral on Crime Intelligence irregularities
An affidavit by Mr Adams referred allegations of procurement irregularities, unlawful appointments, and manipulation of vetting processes within Crime Intelligence to IDAC, leading to a formal investigation.
Described by 2 witnesses
Each of these people gave first-hand evidence about this event. Several accounts of the same event is a property of the record — it is not verification, and witnesses can be mistaken together.
18 claims from testimony
"This investigation pertains to manipulation of security vetting processes, which resulted in the unlawful issuing of security clearances in favour of personnel within the division Crime Intelligence of the South African Service."
"he was saying all the Colonels in Crime Intelligence are not suitable"
"It is concerning that out of all the Colonels employed in Crime Intelligence, none of them were suitable to be appointed to this post."
"he talks to the unlawful use of the, unlawful access and use of the secret funds and the purpose for which those funds are accessed"
"his suspicion that the funds, as he says, 'became taken unlawfully from the secret funds account to be given to the former Police Minister, Minister Bheki Cele'"
"I received information anonymously surrounding alleged fraud and corruption being perpetrated within the Division Crime Intelligence of the SAPS"
"Amongst the information, it was alleged that a forklift was procured by Division Crime Intelligence without proper procurement processes being followed"
"no forklift was received by vehicle management which was paid for by the use of the secret funds"
"I suspect that General Khumalo and some other officers in Crime Intelligence, including Madondo and Lushaba, were manipulating procurement processes and processes to a point."
"For an application for approval, procurement of vehicles, secret service account, division Crime Intelligence. 3505."
"how General Khumalo was appointed as the Divisional Commissioner of Crime Intelligence by the former Police Minister"
"It is his appointment generally as the Divisional Head of Crime Intelligence"
"paragraph 5 of Mr Adams' affidavit, that first part where Mr Adams indicated that he suspected that some funds were being unlawfully taken from the secret fund and given to the Police Minister"
"This investigation pertains to unlawful promotion appointment of personnel within the Division Crime Intelligence of the South African Police Service."
"The allegations related to the highly questionable appointment of General Khumalo as the Head of Crime Intelligence nationally."
"Item 2, you are seeking a list of all provincial heads and section heads, major generals, in Crime Intelligence"
"Four, you want to know about records wherein Lieutenant General Jacob’s refused to return to Crime Intelligence"
"allegations of procurement irregularities within Crime Intelligence regarding the procurement of a forklift"