Brigadier Naicker visited Port Shepstone to inspect certain SANEB dockets and was informed about cocaine stored in a safe at an office, which caused discomfort due to inadequate security.
“On 20-21-07-29, Brigadier Naicker visited Port Shepstone as he needed to inspect certain SANEB dockets. He was accompanied by two members of Pretoria SOCI SANEB. Brigadier Naicker then spoke to me privately about the consignment of Cocaine that was stored in the safe at my office, and it was clear that he knew it was stored by us. I informed the Brigadier that I was not comfortable with it being stored in my office as the security of my office is not up to standard.”
MAJ-GENSENONA states he only receives reports, reads and dispatches them, and does not personally confirm the presence or identities of persons involved in reported operations.
“My responsibilities are at a strategic position, where I receive the reports, read them, when I am happy, I dispatch them... I do not go and confirm and check who was there, who was not there”
MAJ-GENSENONA admits he did not do his own investigation or research and relied on the reports and information prepared and provided by Brigadier Nyuswa and others to compile his own report.
“I never went and did my own research and investigation and wrote the report. I said Brigadier Nyuswa wrote it to me and then I checked it. Then I was happy with it... I was required to provide a factual report”
MAJ-GENSENONA states he did not intentionally mislead anyone and submitted the report as presented to him, without visiting the crime scene or independently verifying information.
“I will never, ever come and mislead my superior... I wrote what I am told... I did not have any reason to doubt whatever report was provided to me... I was not there... I was informed... I do not think that I will sit and intentionally mislead my superior or come here and lie before the Commission”
MAJ-GENSENONA suggests the possibility that Sergeant Govender or the information provided to compile the report was incorrect, but denies any intentional misleading.
“Maybe this Sergeant is lying or the information that was provided to compile this report is incorrect, but it is not me who intentionally misled”
ADV SELLO SC suggests any misleading of General Mosikili by MAJ-GENSENONA was due to MAJ-GENSENONA being misled by prepared reports, not intentional deception.
“I suggest to you that to the extent that you misled General Mosikili, would be due to the fact that you, in turn, were misled because the report was prepared for you”
MAJ-GENSENONA states he has no reason to mislead General Mosikili as all reports leaving his office are prepared by others who report to him, and any mistake would not be intentional.
“All the reports that leave my office are prepared by people who are reporting to me... if there are mistakes, it is not that there was an intention to mislead any person”
Warrant Officer Mpangase never opened the safe alone when dealing with the seized drugs; he was always accompanied by someone else as informed to the commissioner.
“He never went there alone to go and open the safe . He was not alone . But when he came to sign for the keys in my office , he just came alone”
Major-General Sensenona states that after July 2021 unrest, they were tremendously under serious pressure and forgot about sending seized drugs to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).
“I think it is a – what are they calling it – hindsight because immediately thereafter, one was overwhelmed by the July 2021 unrest where we were tremendously under serious pressure . ... we just forgot about it .”
KwaZulu-Natal Forensic Science Laboratory did not have adequate accommodation for these drugs due to flood issues.
“the KwaZulu-Natal Forensic Science Laboratory indicated they did not have adequate accommodation for these drugs as a result of the cited issues of flooding and so forth .”
MAJ-GENSENONADay 122 · 19 Jun 2026Refers to: July 2021Location: KwaZulu-Natal Forensic Science Laboratory
Major-General Sensenona explains that the failure to send the drugs to FSL was an oversight due to the serious pressure and unrest in July 2021, not the main or ultimate cause of the theft.
“I think it is a – what are they calling it – hindsight because immediately thereafter, one was overwhelmed by the July 2021 unrest where we were tremendously under serious pressure . ... I would say, I did also know that the KwaZulu-Natal Forensic Science Laboratory indicated they did not have adequate accommodation for these drugs ... I think hindsight is that one was overwhelmed with the July 2021 unrest .”
Exhibits were stored at the DPCI offices in a walk-in safe, similar to an armoury that normally stores firearms, except firearms were removed because the exhibits were only drugs in this case.
“the exhibits were stored at the DPCI offices ... it is like sort of an armoury, that walk-in safe ... but when we put those things, those firearms were removed, those drugs were alone there”
No training or workshops were held under the witness's watch to update personnel on new national instructions or protocols.
“It never happened under my watch that when there is a new instruction, people are coming to give us a workshop in relation to that specific policy document”
The kitchen window was broken with a stone during the attempted break-in, but not the side where the stolen drugs came in; homeless individuals were suspected to be looking for food and could not enter the locked wooden door with chained and padlocked burglar door inside.
“when you look at the report ... a stone was used to break the glass in the kitchen area ... The kitchen window was broken ... a stone that was utilised ... these are homeless people who might have been looking for food ... The door is a wooden door ... inside there is a burglar door ... they also put a chain and a padlock”
MAJ-GENSENONADay 122 · 19 Jun 2026Refers to: October 2021Location: Port Shepstone offices
Following the attempted break-in, directives were given to expedite the finalisation of the investigation and disposal of the drugs section under section 212 regulations.
“We gave directives that they must speedily finalise the investigation of these drugs because we needed the section 212 report in order for us to make a decision to dispose of this”
MAJ-GENSENONADay 122 · 19 Jun 2026Refers to: October 2021Location: Port Shepstone offices
The locking mechanism and a ledge from the door to the wall were cut to open the safe; the locking mechanism was cut, not opened with a key.
“After grinding this thing, that mechanism was also cut ... The ledge, that protrude from the door to the wall was removed after these things were cut.”
Certain people testified claiming to have a list of suspects who committed the crime, but MAJ-GENSENONA states he is not informed of such a list and denies any link to suspects.
“The people came here ... and say they have a list of people who committed these things. Why are we not told about those lists? ... I vehemently deny that I am linked to the suspect. I do not even know who they are.”
MAJ-GENSENONA asserts that the crime scene incident happened under his watch and expresses a strong desire for those responsible to be arrested and brought to justice.
“My heart is still bleeding with this death. I want to see a closure here ... This happened under my watch. It is a sore that is not yet healed ... I am praying day and night that the people who are responsible must be brought to book.”
MAJ-GENSENONA suspects the crime was an inside job with information leaked from within the organization.
“I do not have evidence, but I am saying it is an inside job. Somebody sold the information. When these people are arrested, they must be asked who gave you this job, so that we can get closure.”