Khumalo stays on as Crime Intelligence boss after charges withdrawn

Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, the Crime Intelligence boss, will continue leading the police spy unit and the political killings task team following the withdrawal of fraud and corruption charges against him and six senior officers. Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, a police spokesperson, welcomed the charge withdrawal in Pretoria Magistrates Court.

The SAPS is confident that the charges' removal will enable the senior officers to concentrate fully on their mandate of preventing and combating crime. Khumalo oversees the division of crime intelligence and manages the political killings task team, a unit facing disbandment under scrutiny by the Madlanga Commission. He remains committed to intelligence-driven operations, dismantling organized criminal networks, and disrupting syndicates.

Khumalo and the co-accused were arrested in June last year over a recruitment process manipulation allegation. The Madlanga Commission dismissed Mokwele's overqualification as a factor in the case. National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi ordered the charges' withdrawal in July following the accused's representations and IDAC's memo.

The case cannot be re-enrolled without Mothibi's approval. Khumalo's arrestees also include Major General Philani Lushaba, Major General Nosipho Madondo, Major General Josias Lekalakala, Major General Zwelithini Gabela, Brigadier Phindile Ncube, and Mokwele. Mathe emphasized rebuilding the division as a priority for police management, stating that intelligence-led organization strengthening is an apex priority for the acting national commissioner as part of the SAPS Reset Agenda. The SAPS aims to build a stronger, results-focused organization to keep communities safe.