Peter Serunye

Peter Serunye is currently reassigned to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) of the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa and has personal knowledge of IDAC's criminal investigations into allegations against Lieutenant General Samuel Dumisani Khumalo and six other Crime Intelligence officials regarding the appointment of Brigadier Mokwele.

“I have been subpoenaed by the Commission to give evidence regarding my involvement in and knowledge of IDAC's criminal investigation into the allegations against Lieutenant General Samuel Dumisani Khumalo and six other Crime Intelligence officials regarding the appointment of Brigadier Mokwele, commonly referred to as the Mokwele matter (State versus Khumalo and others) and the matter of Major General Lushaba.”

Peter Serunye was authorized by the then Investigating Director Hermione Cronje on 13 October 2021 to exercise powers under section 24(2) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act and to represent the state in criminal proceedings and appeals instituted by the Investigating Directorate within South Africa.

“On 13 October 2021, I was issued with an authorization by then ID Advocate Hermione Cronje, the then-Investigating Director of the Investigating Directorate, to exercise powers as set out in section 24(2) of the National Prosecuting Authority, Act 32 of 1998, and to appear on behalf of the state in criminal proceedings, appeals and matters arising from criminal proceedings instituted by the Investigating Directorate in all jurisdictional areas and courts within the Republic of South Africa in respect of any offence envisaged in section 7(1) read with proclamation 20 of 2019, and section 28(1)(c) of the National Prosecuting Authority, Act 32 of 1998, and I attach as Annexure PS1 the authorization.”

Within IDAC, Peter Serunye's principal functions are to prosecute and manage a group handling high-level corruption cases in both public and private sectors.

“Within IDAC, my functions are principally the prosecution and the management and oversight of a group that deals with high-level corruption cases in the public and private sector.”

The group led by Peter Serunye within IDAC comprises senior and junior state advocates (prosecutors), lead investigators, criminal investigators, financial investigators including a chief financial investigator, a data analyst, and a project manager, and operated through four groups each headed by a Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and a project owner.

“The group comprises of senior and junior state advocates, that is, prosecutors, and then lead investigators, criminal investigators, financial investigators, as well as chief financial investigators, a data analyst and a project manager. At the relevant time, IDAC operated through four groups, each headed by a Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and a project who would then also be a project owner to cases under such groups. I headed the group dealing with high-level corruption in the public and private sector as aforesaid.”

Peter Serunye states that his colleague Advocate Louw, now retired, oversaw cases in the security cluster from the intelligence services at the police.

“My colleague, who is now on pension, Advocate Louw, oversaw cases in the security cluster largely emanating from the intelligence services at the police.”

Advocate Annemarie Friedman oversaw Eskom-related matters and the late Advocate Dobada oversaw Transnet-related matters; following Advocate Dobada's passing, Advocate Witbooi took over as Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions on contract.

“Advocate Annemarie Friedman oversaw Eskom-related matters, and the late Advocate Dobada oversaw the Transnet-related matters. Following Advocate Dobada's passing, his group was taken over by Advocate Witbooi, who was a Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions on contract.”

Advocate Peter Serunye, Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, came onboard the Mokwele and Lushaba cases and sent emails and memoranda supporting Ms Ramsamy's concerns about the Mokwele matter.

“On the 8th of August 2025, Advocate Peter Serunye, a Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, came on board the Mokwele and Lushaba cases. He started sending emails and memoranda that accorded with my concerns on how the Mokwele matter was being conducted.”

Ms Ramsamy was removed from the Mokwele case and excluded from the Lushaba case from September 2025 after Advocate Serunye requested removal from those cases.

“When Advocate Serunye requested to be removed from the Mokwele and Lushaba cases, I was removed from the Mokwele case, and although I was apparently kept on the Lushaba case, I was excluded from the case from September 2025.”

Because Mr Manilall was busy with the Transnet matter in court, Advocate Peter Serunye, a Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DDPP), accompanied the prosecutors to court on an informal basis.

“because Mr Manilall was busy in court, I think with the Transnet matter, on an informal basis, we did have Advocate Peter Serunye, who would accompany the prosecutors to court”