Gauteng Traffic Police

Chief Mashaba preferred to involve only herself from Gauteng Traffic Police for this operation because the information came directly to her.

“For the purposes of this operation, you preferred that only you from Gauteng Traffic must be involved”

Chief Mashaba was introduced to General Mthombeni during a vaccination drive and indicated that police were about to arrest a suspect related to drug information, and that the matter should be dealt with by Directorate of Crime, DPCI (the Hawks).

“During the vaccination drive, I remember speaking to an official attached to the Gauteng Traffic Police, who introduced himself as preferred Chief Mashaba, who indicated that he was following information on drugs and he indicated that the police are about to arrest him ... the matter to be dealt with by the Directorate of Crime, the DPCI, known as the Hawks”

General Ntombeni remembers discussing with an official attached to Gauteng Traffic Police named Mashaba about following drug information and was complaining that the police were about to arrest them.

“he alleges that he remembers speaking to an official attached to Gauteng Traffic Police, who introduced himself as Mashaba, who indicated that they were following the information on drugs, and he was complaining that the police were about to arrest them”

The affidavit states Mashaba is employed as Chief at Gauteng Traffic Police in Sedibeng Vereeniging district.

“I am employed as Chief at Gauteng Traffic Police , Sedibeng in Vereeniging .”

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.””

Traffic police in Gauteng generally do not conduct investigations but rely on units like Crime Intelligence and Special Law Enforcement Unit (SLEU) to handle crimes including hijackings.

“Gauteng Traffic Police ... they do not do investigation ... They have units like Crime Intelligence ... Special Law Enforcement Unit (SLEU) ... They do almost everything ... When there are CITs they also respond”