Pretoria – Fraud and corruption accused Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, Divisional Commissioner in the Crime Intelligence of the South African Police Service (SAPS), has appeared before the Pretoria Regional Court.
Lieutenant General Khumalo appeared in court on Friday 27 June 25 along with six of his co-accused on charges of fraud and corruption relating to the appointment of an unqualified civilian in a senior post within the SAPS.
The six co-accused include:
- Major General Philani Lushaba (CFO of Crime Intelligence),
- Major General Nosipho Precious Madondo (Component Head of Intelligence Analysis and Co-ordination),
- Major General Josias Lekalaka (Gauteng Provincial Head: Crime Intelligence),
- Major General Zwelithini Gabela (Technical Management Services),
- Brigadier Phindile Ncube (Section Head: Personnel Security – Vetting and Brigadier Dineo Mokwele.
All seven accused were arrested on Thursday, 26 June 2025 by the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).
“Their charges relate to the irregular employment of Mokwele in a senior ranking position of Brigadier in the Technical Support Services,” stated Spokesperson IDAC Henry Mamothame.
“It is alleged that Khumalo acting in common purpose with his co-accused were involved in the irregular appointment of Mokwele.
“They are further accused of flouting the vetting process which is critical in the appointment of senior officials within the SAPS, particularly the crime intelligence division which deals with sensitive and confidential information.”
Mamothame said this case forms part of IDAC’s broader mandate of investigating fraud and corruption within government entities “to prevent state capture through these critical entities”.
In court on Friday, Khumalo, Madondo, Lekalakala, Gabela, Ncube, and Mokwele were each granted bail of R10 000.
One of their bail conditions was that they must not enter any premises of SAPS crime intelligence.
However, Lushaba, who has another pending matter of corruption, will remain in custody as his matter is considered to be a Schedule 6 criminal offence – meaning the CFO must demonstrate “exceptional circumstances” to justify release on bail.
The case was postponed to 13 August 2025.
