PRETORIA - National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, says the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has built a strong case against national police commissioner, General Fannie Masemola.
The State has now added the top cop as a co-accused alongside Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and 12 other officers.
Masemola faces four counts of contravening the PFMA Act, accused of failing in his duty as a SAPS accounting officer.
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Kganyago emphasised that IDAC's investigation, backed by solid evidence, made it confident the case was watertight for the court.
He clarified that the NPA isn't declaring guilt but presenting facts to the court, where decisions will be made based on the evidence.
"IDAC did their investigations and with the evidence that they've got, they've got belief that it is prudent for it to come to court and they would not have brought it here to court if they did not believe that the cases was watertight," Kganyago said.
"This is basically based on the law and based on the facts before the IDAC and therefore IDAC has done what they are supposed to do and then obviously we are not the ones who are saying somebody's guilty or not. We are just presenting the matters to the court and the courts will make decisions on the basis of the evidence that will be brought here.
"As you might know they are in this case they are now about 17 people therefore and I said even previously that if there are other people that are going to be brought into this case they will be brought into this case."
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South Africa’s top cop will be back in court next month as his legal troubles deepen.
Masemola briefly appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates Court, where the matter was postponed.
Magistrate Johannes Kruger remanded the case to 13 May 2026.
Masemola insists he's not corrupt and claims to have done what was required by cancelling the R360 million tender given to Matlala's company.