Rajah Junior🇿🇦 retweeted
I think SAPS must have gym facilities in every police station, and gyming must be part of their KPI🤣🤣🤣 agree ??
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Herman Grobler🇿🇦 retweeted
SAPS WCape knew about taxi industry allegations long before public exposure - Ian Cameron politicsweb.co.za/news/saps-…
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y se ríe el pavo saps
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Almost died while sleeping again…
So stressful
Need to get nose surgery…
I think it’s urgent now hahahahahahahahahahahaha
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Bandile Carl retweeted
Jun 17
Suddenly SAPS doesn’t have rubber bullets and water cannons but let South Africans do this…. Yah neh
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Malawians are protesting and causing a myhem in Durban. It's allegedly that they also throwing stones at passing vehicles. No South African has ever done something like this in any African country
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LeNigga🧊🥶🥶 retweeted
Can a South African go to Malawi and throw stones at their police? 🇲🇼
Because Malawians are doing it here to SAPS. Why is that ok? 🤷🏾😳‼️
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Jeremy Barton retweeted
Jun 16
The @Our_DA rejects statements made by Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile in a recent News24 interview regarding SAPS members allegedly linked to the taxi industry.
Any suggestion that these allegations only came to SAPS’ attention after they were publicly reported is inaccurate. This matter has been repeatedly raised with SAPS leadership, the Minister of Police and through parliamentary oversight processes over an extended period.
This matter has been known to SAPS for more than two years. Earlier this year, I formally wrote to National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, raising these concerns and calling for decisive intervention. Despite several follow-ups, there was little evidence of meaningful action being taken.
I subsequently escalated the matter to Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Dimpane, and only thereafter did we begin to see progress.
The issue was also repeatedly raised in Parliament and brought to the attention of the Minister of Police. It was neither concealed nor newly discovered.
The reality is that whistleblowers approached me because they had lost confidence in internal reporting channels. They came forward with allegations that SAPS members who held interests in the taxi industry remained in positions where they were expected to police matters directly affecting that sector, including taxi violence, extortion and organised crime.
We now know that more than 20 members are facing criminal charges and that at least 10 members have resigned. Furthermore, last week an additional four SAPS members were reported to us, and those allegations are currently being pursued. These developments do not point to proactive action by SAPS. Instead, they demonstrate that persistent whistleblower disclosures, parliamentary oversight and public scrutiny compelled action that should have been taken much earlier.
This is not an attack on honest police officers. It is a defence of them. The vast majority of SAPS members serve with integrity and deserve a police service free from corruption, conflicts of interest and undue influence.
The Minister of Police and SAPS leadership must now provide clear answers to several critical questions:
When did SAPS first become aware of these allegations? Why was no meaningful action taken after the matter was formally raised? Who failed to act? How many SAPS members across South Africa have interests in the taxi industry?
And how many of those members are deployed in units responsible for policing taxi violence, organised crime, extortion and public order?
The DA will continue to pursue this matter and hold those responsible accountable. Our oversight work will not end in the Western Cape. Similar inquiries will be undertaken in other provinces to determine whether these concerns extend beyond a single region.
I also encourage honest police officers and whistleblowers who are aware of similar conflicts of interest or wrongdoing to come forward, including anonymously where necessary.
Information can only be acted upon when it is brought into the open, and those who speak out play a vital role in protecting the integrity of the police service.
This matter cannot stop in the Western Cape. It must now be investigated on a national scale.
South Africans deserve a police service that enforces the law impartially, not one where some members are alleged to profit from the very industries they are tasked with policing.
Jun 16
In a recent @News24 interview, Lieutenant-General Patekile claimed he was unaware of SAPS members being involved in the taxi industry.
That is simply not true.
The SAPS was formally made aware of these allegations.
On 17 March 2026, I submitted a detailed enquiry containing the names of members, the stations they were attached to and requested clarity on what disciplinary and criminal measures would be taken against them.
Section 46 of the SAPS Act prohibits SAPS members from owning minibus taxis, while SAPS National Instruction 18 of 2019 further prohibits any direct or indirect involvement in the taxi industry.
We followed every process. We submitted the evidence. We sent numerous follow-up emails. The only responses received were acknowledgements that the matter was "being looked into."
Now, after months, maybe even years of inaction, the Provincial Commissioner wants South Africans to believe he knew nothing.
He knew. SAPS knew.
More than 20 members have since been criminally charged, more than 10 have resigned and additional reports continue to emerge.
The facts are clear. The paper trail exists. The evidence was provided.
Lieutenant-General Patekile lied.
South Africans deserve honest leadership, accountability, and a police service that enforces the law equally not one that ignores it until exposed.
Here is one of the videos where I once again brought it up in parliament to the acting police minister and acting national commissioner.
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Ous'B 💚 retweeted
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After the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is done with SAPS, which department do you think should be next for investigation?
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Kritique Opinionated 🇿🇦 retweeted
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He risked his life to save a Pensioner who was drowning.
We still have Hero's in SAPs... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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I still think about how during the derailed and decrepit stream there was one frame wherein DaD!Saps was hallucinating and hallucinated DaD!Flux even tho he wasn't in the event
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king of Retweet retweeted
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It’s appears this drug issue was well calculated. If we look at how Senona was appointed to come and lead KZN saps . All those who were appointed to strategic positions were outside from KZN #MadlangaCommission
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Aria retweeted
Medicare24 CEO Subpoenaed in R360m SAPS Tender Probe
The Madlanga Commission will hear testimony next week after Medicare24 CEO Mike van Wyk was reportedly subpoenaed over the R360 million SAPS health risk management tender in Tshwane.
The commission is investigating alleged irregularities in SAPS procurement and is expected to focus on Van Wyk’s alleged links with businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, as well as how the contract was awarded and processed.
Focus on SAPS tender concerns
According to sources, the inquiry will examine whether proper procurement procedures were followed and whether any undue influence affected the awarding of the contract.
The tender has drawn scrutiny due to its size and claims of possible irregularities, which remain unproven and under investigation.
Wider corruption probe
The Madlanga Commission is also looking into broader concerns about vulnerabilities in SAPS procurement systems and possible networks influencing major contracts.
Previous evidence reportedly includes communications involving Van Wyk and suspended officials, which will form part of the inquiry.
The outcome of the testimony is expected to influence ongoing accountability efforts within SAPS procurement processes.
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Ntokozo Xaba retweeted
#sapsFS [ASSIST POLICE TO TRACE THE MOTHER OF A NEWBORN BABY IN REDDERSBURG] #SAPS Reddersburg is requesting assistance from the community to trace the mother of a new born baby that was found deceased in a plastic bag at Luthando Street in Reddersburg.
On Wednesday, 17/06, at 10:45, Reddersburg police received a call from a community member who works at a road maintenance site on N6 National Road near Reddersburg.
The caller alleged that whilst busy cleaning the culvert, he noticed a white plastic bag containing something inside. Upon opening the plastic bag, a new born baby was recovered. He then alerted the police for assistance.
EMS attended the scene where the baby was declared deceased and was taken to the mortuary. Police registered an inquest docket. #CrimeStop #MySAPSApp ME
saps.gov.za/newsroom/ms.php?…
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No haver facilitatat la seva "irrumpciò" son el.RH78 ....allò que a vosaltres us agrada tant. L'extrema dreta NO HA MARXAT MAI .....ja saps allò de la materia....."es transforma". Xo això ja ho sabeu oi? En sou experts Joan!!
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