Lieutenant Colonel S R Singh

All break-in incidents were reported to Provincial Commander S R Singh of Counter Intelligence, who did an inspection and wrote a factual report recommending actions, also informing the District Commander and Visible Policing who requested frequent patrols and after-hour visits.

“All these incidents were reported to the Provincial Commander, Counter Intelligence, Lieutenant Colonel S R Singh. He also came to the office and did an inspection. He wrote a factual report... It was also brought to the attention of the District Commander and Visible Policing. We were requested to do frequent patrols... and members of the office were also asked to do after-hour visits.”

There were six break-ins at the Port Shepstone premises before June 2021, and the latest before the theft was on 15 January 2021; a security breach report was submitted by Lt Colonel S R Singh to multiple crime intelligence and security heads in KwaZulu-Natal.

“General Mosikili refers to six break-ins at the premises before June 2021, with the most recent before the theft being on 15 January 2021. Most importantly, on 22 January 2020, Lieutenant Colonel S R Singh, Acting Section Commander, Counter Intelligence, Crime Intelligence KZN, submitted a report to the Provincial Head of Crime Intelligence KZN, Provincial Head of the DPCI KZN, Section Head, Operations, Crime Intelligence KZN, Section Commander UGU Cluster, Crime Intelligence KZN, and the National Head, Security Standards, Counter Intelligence to address the security breach at the Port Shepstone premises following the 20 January 2020 break-in.”

Lieutenant Colonel S R Singh, Acting Section Commander for Counter Intelligence, Crime Intelligence KZN, submitted a report on 22 January 2020 to various heads of Crime Intelligence and National Head Security Standard Counter Intelligence regarding security breaches at Port Shepstone following the break-in incidents.

“on 22 January 2020, Lieutenant Colonel S R Singh... submitted a report to the Provincial Head of Crime Intelligence KZN... to address the security breach at the Port Shepstone premises following the 20 January 2020 break-in”