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Advocate Johnson with Advocate Mhaga from the NPA called Mr Sesoko to engage and attempt to retrieve the requested documents related to the secret fund siphoning by Minister Bheki Cele.
“And what I did together with Advocate Mhaga from the NPA, we did call Mr Sesoko... I told him what the Commission is looking for... he undertook to engage them, find it if he can, and will then liaise directly with Mr Mhaga”
Mr Mogotsi says the delay in reaching out to Mr Matlala from March-April to December 2024 was due to waiting for the new administration after the 29 May 2024 elections and the announcement of the new cabinet in June.
“we had to wait for the new administration ... when the ANC parliamentary list came out ... former Minister Bheki Cele did not make it ... new cabinet was announced in June”
Mr Mogotsi explained he waited to start investigating the contract until after the new administration was in place, around June 2024.
“I spoke about having to wait for the new administration and so forth ... when the ANC parliamentary list came out ... that is when we realized there is going to be a new Minister ... and we waited”
There was a meeting between the SANACO Executive Committee and Minister Cele about taxi violence, but Sergeant Nkosi was not part of that meeting.
“there was a meeting between the SANACO Executive Committee and Minister Cele. - That is correct. - And were you part of that meeting ? - No, I was not part”
After the meeting between Minister Cele and SANACO Executive Committee, some official channels of communication were designated within SAPS and the Ministry to address taxi violence issues.
“some mechanism to take the matter forward ... at that meeting ... Minister Cele designated someone within SAPS or someone within the Ministry to be approached on all taxi violence issues ... SANACO designated anyone who would be their communication point to take matters forward”