Machebe

On 9 July 2021, Sebola received a call to attend to a complaint of drug dealings in Aeroton and informed Warrant Officers Phume and Machebe to go with him to the scene; because of COVID, Phume used another vehicle and drove with Machebe.

“In 2021-07-09, at about 11, I received a call that we must go to Aeroton to attend to a complaint of drug dealings. Then, I informed Warrant Officer Phume, Warrant Officer Machebe, to drive together and go to the scene. Since it was the year of Covid, Warrant Officer Phume opted to use other vehicle and drove with Warrant Officer Machebe.”

The two warrant officers who accompanied Sebola were sergeants at the time of the call but are now warrant officers.

“At the time, they were Sergeants, both of them. Now they are Warrant Officers.”

Officers Machebe, Morris, and Nortje were responsible for offloading the bags under the scene management of LT-Col Sebola, who oversaw the opening of one bag demonstrating the contents to the suspects.

“Machebe, Morris and Nortje, they are responsible for the offloading. Everything that they are doing, I am now in charge, the scene manager. I am saying to them, there was one example of bag that was opened... I want to show this gentleman what is inside the bag ... Because they are clueless, they do not know what is in the bag. Then that is when ... that was opened.”