Mufamadi denies ever meeting with former apartheid generals
Mufamadi testified at the TRC Cases Inquiry on day 82 of the public hearings
Former Minister of Safety and Security Sydney Mufamadi has refuted claims that he was involved in meetings with former apartheid generals to prevent them from facing accountability for human rights abuses. Mufamadi appeared before the TRC Cases Inquiry on day 82 of public hearings in Newtown, Johannesburg. He served as the country's first police minister from 1994 to 1999 under Nelson Mandela's leadership.
The allegations originated from a German author, Dr Ole Bubenzer, who claimed he was informed by former South African Defence Force (SADF) General Jan Geldenhuys in a 2006 interview. Bubenzer's account includes Mufamadi along with other high-ranking ANC members such as Jacob Zuma, Penuell Maduna, Mathews Phosa, Charles Nqakula, and Thabo Mbeki.
Another author, Michael Schmidt, corroborated Bubenzer's statement in a 2019 interview with the Former Deputy Chief of the SADF, Dirk Marais, revealing that during the meetings, the generals were accompanied by Geldenhuys, former Defence Minister Magnus Malan, Defence Force Chief Constand Viljoen, and Army Chief Kat Liebenberg. Mufamadi vehemently denies these allegations, stating that he was not part of the security cluster or the meetings discussed by Geldenhuys after 1999.
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