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In practice, the office follows a procedure where after receiving the section 27 affidavit, they review it and if found necessary, make a section 28 application to hold a preparatory investigation, though this is an unwritten office practice.
“That is a practice, yes.”
Warrant Officer Magane called Captain Gray from the office, but the call could not go through, and also tried to call Brigadier Lewele who was approaching the scene, but that call also did not go through.
“He called by then one member from our office, which is Captain Gray, but the call could not go through ... I remember, he tried to call Brigadier Lewele ... the call also could not go through”
The security system currently in place is working but is only an alarm that makes noise with no connection to any response service, making it ineffective especially during weekends when no one is present.
“The security system that is currently in place is working . However , should there be a break - in at the office , it will be a problem as there is no security contract in place .”
The coffee shop where Colonel Dina Govender went to buy coffee was just around the corner from the office, approximately 250 metres away, and not visible from the office.
“It is just around the corner. It cannot be seen there. It is just around the corner. It is 250 metres from the office.”
On Sunday, 7 November 2021, LT-COL Prinsloo went to the office using the external sidestep, noticed nothing untoward, and entered through a chain and lock secured entrance.
“On the Sunday, the 7th of November 2021, I went to the office to pick up some documents which I needed for the Wildlife Trafficking Workshop that week. I went up the stairs to my office. I did not notice anything untoward. I parked at the bottom gate entrance and went up to my office on the first floor. The entrance was secured by a chain and lock.”
The website was off/down when Deputy Chief Dhlamini wanted to get the bid register which contained the draft report, so his office had to request the bid register instead.
“Their website was off, SC. ... They could not get it off the website or from the person who had created it. ... I requested my office to request for a bidders register.”
Deputy Chief Dhlamini asked his office for the bid register because the website was down and they could not retrieve it from the website directly.
“I requested my office to request for a bidders register. ... I knew the website was down when I asked them to request the bidders register.”