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The affidavit referenced the purchase of hotels, lodges, and properties using the Secret Service account and vehicles for the former Minister of Police.
“the purchase of hotels and lodges and properties using the Secret Service account and vehicles for use by the former Minister of Police”
Allegations include abuse of funds from Secret Service account contravening PFMA, involvement of General Lushaba as complainant, and Lieutenant General Khumalo facilitating defeating the ends of justice including nepotism by placing family in key positions.
“Alleges sensitive information relating to the abuse of funds from the Secret Service account that contravenes PFMA, General Lushaba was the complainant, Lieutenant General Khumalo facilitated the act of defeating, further allegations of nepotism placing persons and family members in strategic key positions.”
Lieutenant General Khumalo, Divisional Commissioner of Crime Intelligence (CI), and Major General Lushaba, the CFO of CI, are alleged to have abused power by channeling Secret Service account funds into the KwaZulu-Natal Political Task Team, which was a front for former Minister Mr. Cele, including vehicle purchases used for the former Minister's activities.
“"Alleges major abuse of power of the Secret Service account by Lieutenant General Khumalo, Divisional Com of CI, together with Major General Lushaba, the CFO of CI, funds being channelled into the KZN Political Task Team, which is a front for the former Minister, Mr Cele. Purchases of vehicles through this fund allegedly bought for the Task Team, but used for the former Minister's activities."”
The flighted affidavit detailed allegations of alleged criminal conduct by the Political Killings Task Team, including procurement of vehicles and excessive budget for laundry using the Secret Service account, which were not in the Section 27 affidavit given on 5 December 2024.
“multiple allegations of alleged criminal conduct by the Political Killings Task Team, such as procurement of vehicles, excessive budget for laundry using the Secret Service account. This is not mentioned on the 27 flighted.”
Purchasing of hotels, lodges, or properties using the Secret Service account is mentioned only in the Section 27 affidavit given on 5 December 2024, and not in the flighted affidavit.
“Purchasing of hotels, lodges, or properties using the Secret Service account. Also not mentioned on the one flighted.”
Evidence exists supporting the claim of the cover-up involving Major General Lushaba's missing equipment and the use of secret Service accounts for bribery and equipment purchase.
“Evidence to this effect is available.”
Major General Lushaba's Sunnyside case of robbery involving official state firearm, laptop, and cellphone was covered up by instructing officials to ensure no investigation took place.
“A cover-up of Major General Lushaba's Sunnyside case of robbery, whereby official state firearm, laptop and cellphone was stolen, after acquiring the services of a prostitute on 5 August 2022, Lieutenant General Khumalo instructed Major Lekalakala and Brigadier... to ensure that there would be no investigation into the conduct of General Lushaba, as per Villieria case 38/8/22. The prostitute was paid for her silence using money from these secret Service account, new equipment was bought for Major General Lushaba, by again abusing the secret Service account. Evidence to this effect is available.”
The cover-up was allegedly paid for by misusing secret Service account funds and involved buying new equipment for Major General Lushaba.
“The prostitute was paid for her silence using money from these secret Service account, new equipment was bought for Major General Lushaba, by again abusing the secret Service account.”
Secret Service Account was abused by Lieutenant-General Khumalo and Major-General Lushaba, who failed to pay authentic sources but channeled funds to purchase vehicles for the KwaZulu-Natal Political Task Team, a private service or front for former Police Minister General Bheki Cele.
“It further alleges that the Secret Service Account was abused by Lieutenant-General Khumalo and Major-General Lushaba, who failed to pay authentic sources but channelled funds to purchase items such as vehicles for the KwaZulu-Natal Political Task Team. According to the complainant, this task team is a private service to or front for the former Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele.”
Lieutenant-General Khumalo was involved in a cover-up of CAS 38 where an official laptop and cellphone were stolen by a sex worker, with monies from the Secret Service Account used to pay the sex worker and purchase new equipment.
“Lieutenant-General Khumalo was involved in the cover-up of the CAS 38 wherein Major-General Lushaba, the Division Crime Intelligence, where an official laptop and cellphone was stolen by a sex worker. Monies from the Secret Service Account was utilised to pay for a sex worker and purchase new equipment.”
The Secret Service Account abuse was known to investigators by 2011, but it was not part of the initial murder investigation in 2011; information was provided later by Crime Intelligence officials to the investigation team.
“Not right in the beginning, Commissioners. Like I said, as things progressed, because you are dealing with a murder of the then Divisional Commissioner of Crime Intelligence, the officials in Crime Intelligence, you get to know them and then they will approach you with information. And that is exactly what transpired here.”
Multiple cases were opened involving abuse of the Secret Service Account, including against General Lazarus and Colonel Barnard, as well as General Mdluli.
“We opened, at that time we opened two other separate cases that was running. One was against General Lazarus and Colonel Barnard. And then the other matter was General Lazarus, General Mdlulian and Colonel Barnard. The first one was on a Lyttelton matter against General Lazarus and Barnard for abusing the Secret Service Account.”
In 2011, the abuse of the Secret Service Account and related appointments were known issues that should have been stopped then, but were not.
“Like I said, the abuse of the Secret Service Account, the appointments, all of that was known to us in 2011.”
General Lushaba, the CFO in charge of the secret service account, was also charged with losing his laptop and firearm, but claimed they were stolen after a break-in he orchestrated.
“General Lushaba, who is the CFO, he is in charge of the secret service account, he was also charged with losing his laptop computer and a firearm ... he said that somebody came in through his window and stole his state-issued firearm and his laptop, but it actually turned out that he had invited a lady into his ...”