Zonkizizwe SAPS

On 2021-07-09, Samuel Mashaba contacted Warrant Officer Phokungwana from Aeroton SAPS and received via WhatsApp the cellphone number of Warrant Officer Magane from Zonkizizwe SAPS.

“On 2021-07-09, which is the day of the incident, Samuel Mashaba called Warrant Officer Phokungwana from Aeroton SAPS, who then gave Samuel Mashaba via WhatsApp the cellphone number of Warrant Officer Magane of Zonkizizwe SAPS”

On 9th July 2021, Samuel Mashaba of Hawks made contact with Albertan SAPS Warrant Officer Phakula, who then provided the contact number of Warrant Officer Magane of Zonkizizwe SAPS to Samuel Mashaba.

“On the same date, Samuel Mashaba called Warrant Officer Phakula from Albertan SAPS, who then, via WhatsApp, gave the contact number of Warrant Officer Magane of Zonkizizwe SAPS to Samuel Mashaba.”

Warrant Officer Magane allegedly obtained information from his informer and worked with Traffic Officer Mashaba, suspected a consignment to be drugs, and did not think of contacting his own station when requested to come assist.

“After all the introduction, I started with Warrant Officer Magane, who alleged that he got the information from his informer. He followed up upon the information together with Traffic Officer Mashaba. And later on, he requested Warrant Officer Phakula, who is based in Pretoria, to come assist. I asked him if he tried to get back from his own station, since he is stationed at Zonkizizwe SAPS, and his answer, he did not think of contacting his own station ... And on the question of why were they chasing uniformed police officers on the scene, and his answer was that he was thinking it was his scene ... His answer was he suspected the consignment to be drugs.”

Warrant Officer Marumo Joseph Magane joined the South African Police Service on 5 October 1988 as a Student Constable and has held multiple positions in Pretoria West Police Academy, Alberton Visible Policing, Alberton Detectives and CIMAC office since 1 January 2005.

“I am employed as a police officer stationed at Zonkizizwe SAPS and currently attached to CIMAC offices since the 1st January 2005 . I then joined the South African Police Service on the 5th October 1988 as a Student Constable . I attended my basic training in Pretoria West Police Academy and completed my basic training on the 12th November 1999 . I then worked at Alberton Visible Policing, which is also known as Vispol, until the 30th June 2003 . I then took a transfer to Alberton Detectives from the 1st August 2003 until the 30th December 2004 . I got promoted to the rank of a Senior Constable at Zonkizizwe Crime Prevention . I was then transferred to CIO, which stands for Crime Information Office, currently known as CIMAC, which also means Crime Information Management Analysis Centre, from the 1st September 2005 until current.”

On 9 July 2021 at about 06:25 a.m., Warrant Officer Magane received a call from Deputy Chief Director Samuel Mashaba of Gauteng Traffic Police regarding information about a truck allegedly carrying drugs near Roodekop next to Leondale area under Alberton SAPS. Warrant Officer Magane was unable to assist immediately but promised to try to get members from the Dog Unit. He called Sergeant Maja from SAPS Ekurhuleni K9 Dog Unit but was told Maja was sleeping as he had worked a night shift previously. Warrant Officer Magane clarified that Sergeant Maja is from SAPS Ekurhuleni K9, not Ekurhuleni Metropolitan K9.

“It was on Friday, the 9th of July 2021 at approximately 06:25 a.m. when I received a call from Chief Samuel Mashaba. Chief Samuel Mashaba works at Gauteng Traffic Police and holds the rank of a Deputy Chief Director. Chief Mashaba called me regarding information about a truck which was allegedly carrying or transporting drugs. He was asking me for assistance or manpower and so to say in order to follow that information. According to his information, the alleged truck was somewhere around Roodekop, next to Leondale area, which falls under Alberton SAPS. It told Chief Mashaba that I was still busy at my station, at Zonkizizwe, so I was not able to assist him immediately, but I promised him that I would try some members that I know from Dog Unit. In this regard, I called Sergeant Maja from Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Department Dog Unit, which is EMPD K9. But he unfortunately told me that he was sleeping as he worked a night shift the previous night. It then called Chief Mashaba back to give feedback from Sergeant Maja.””