PRETORIA - Gauteng Traffic Police Chief Samuel Mashaba admits taking money from a police informant.
He now says Itumeleng Nku is a friend.
This contradicts his prior statement that he was not close to Nku and no money changed hands.
Mashaba was at the Madlanga Commission to testify about the R300-million Aeroton drug bust.
The truck carrying the drugs was travelling from KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng.