MK Party member of parliament Vusi Shongwe
PRETORIA - MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe claims he was offered a R2.2 million-a-month security tender, R10 million in cash or three bulletproof BMWs to halt asking questions about suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan.
Shongwe testified before the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday. He told the Commission he attended a meeting on 8 March 2026 believing it was to discuss support for the MK Party.
The meeting had been arranged by party leader Jacob Zuma's personal assistant.
Shongwe said he arrived at DRK Tactical's premises in Morningside, Durban, for what turned out to be a 40-minute meeting with tobacco company boss Yusuf Kajee and a man identified only as "Imran".
"Prior to the meeting my speculation was that they wished to assist the organisation [MK Party] in some way. However, in the course of our conversation, Yusuf stated that someone wished to speak to me without explaining further. He insisted on calling this person, who wished to speak to me telephonically."
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Shongwe said he asked who wanted to speak to him and was told it was Khan.
"I refused and informed them that I did not wish to take the call," Shongwe said.
He told the Commission that, despite his protest, Kajee proceeded to make a video call and handed him the phone.
"He took the phone and turned it towards me, and it was then that I saw Khan's face."
Shongwe said that after greeting each other, Khan asked him: "Brother, what are you doing?"
"He asked, 'Brother, why are you doing this to me?', and I replied, 'I'm doing nothing to you. I'm not looking for you. I told him I was merely referencing his name.'"
According to Shongwe, Khan was referring to questions he had asked about him during Paul O'Sullivan's testimony before Parliament's SAPS ad hoc committee.
Shongwe said Khan then told him:
"You are suffocating me."
He alleged that Khan then asked: "What do you want? We can take care of you," before inviting him to an in-person meeting in Sandton the following week.
After the call ended, Shongwe said Kajee urged him to "stop this".
"He said, 'You are our brother and we can really take care of you. There is a security tender at Checkers worth R2.2 million every month and we can give it to you.'"
Shongwe said he told Kajee that he did not operate that way. He alleged Kajee then offered to arrange R10 million in cash for him.
"I agreed to say we'd talk on Friday about the 10 bar [R10 million], but I just wanted to leave. At the same time, I stood up and wanted to leave."