General Fannie Masemola

The following SAPS officials are co-accused with Mr Matlala in the criminal case regarding the SAPS Medicare tender: General Fannie Masemola, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, Brigadier Alpheus Thembinkosi Ngema, Patrick Nethengwe, Brigadier Kirsty Jonker, Brigadier Petunia Reabetsoe Lenono, Brigadier Onica Ofentse Tlhoaele, Colonel Anton Paulsen, Colonel Natseng Johannes Monyai, Colonel Nonjabulo Nomfundo Mngadi, Colonel Tumisho Nehemiah Maleka, Captain Brian Neville Cartwright, and Major General Busisiwe Precious Temba.

“The following SAPS officials are my co-accused in the criminal case with respect to the SAPS Medicare tender... General Fannie Masemola, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng...”

General Matlou advised General Masemola to consider terminating the contract with Medicare to prevent irreparable financial harm to SAPS, and General Masemola accepted the advice and terminated the contract.

“she then advised General Masemola to consider terminating the contract with Medicare to save SAPS from irreparable harm and to diminish the financial prejudices suffered by SAPS. Then she says General Masemola terminated. So General Masemola accepted the advice.”

IDAC formulated charges against General Masemola alleging willful and grossly negligent conduct regarding the tender and purchase orders from May 2024 to May 2025.

“IDAC is basically saying from the date the tender was awarded, because they say from May 2024 until May 2025, so they say from the date the tender was awarded, already there was wilfulness and gross negligent, grossly negligent conduct on the part of General Masemola.”

General Masemola took time before acting on the advice and information given by Risk Officer General Matlou, during which period monies were released.

“General Matlou, he took quite a bit of time before he acted on the information and the advice given. And it is precisely because he took a long time, it is in that period that monies became released.”

SAPS paid R50 million throughout the contract, not solely after General Matlou's advice was provided to General Masemola.

“How I read this affidavit, it says the 50 million is what was paid throughout, not after the advice was given.”

Adv Johnson acknowledged that evidence of fraud and corruption was not admissible against General Masemola under section 156 of the Criminal Procedure Act, making the decision to join him in the proceedings legally incorrect.

“I will accept that.”

Major General Matlou submitted a section 27 referral affidavit together with an unprovided preliminary report, triggering the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of General Masemola regarding an alleged unlawful tender award to Medicare 24 Tshwane District.

“General Matlou's affidavit is what eventually triggered the arrest, the eventual arrest and prosecution of General Masemola.”

Charge 3 against General Masemola alleging gross negligence for failing as SAPS Accounting Officer to ensure Medicare 24 Tshwane District was tax compliant and screened under Section 38 of the PFMA does not legally or logically apply to the Accounting Officer, as tax screening duties lie with the bid evaluation committee and state tax obligations refer to the institution itself.

“Amongst others. It does not make sense.”

National Police Commissioner General Masemola terminated the Medicare 24 Tshwane contract approximately two weeks after receiving the preliminary audit report signed by Acting Chief Audit Executive T E Mogwana and Chief Risk Officer Major General Matlou.

“By Acting Chief Audit Executive T E Mogwana [?] and by Chief Risk Officer Major General Matlou. In fact, it is the 29th of April. 29th of April 2025. And we know from General Matlou's section 27 referral that by the 15th of May, General Masemola had terminated that contract.”

General Matlou's section 27 affidavit contains no evidence of irregular, unlawful, or criminal conduct attributable to General Masemola.

“insofar as General Masemola is concerned, it does not cure the shortcomings in the section 27 affidavit as submitted by General Matlou because it is absolutely silent on either irregular conduct, unlawful conduct, or criminality attributable to General Masemola.”

There was no intended or executed arrest on 18 June 2026 against General Masemola, General Khumalo, or General Madondo.

“There was never an intended arrest for General Masemola, General Khumalo and General Madondo.”

The Investigating Directorate issued a subpoena listing specific requests related to the Louis Vuitton bags, including communication records, photographs, and sworn statements.

“It is that page of the subpoena. It is listing four items: '1. All ID/IDAC communications and/or subpoenas sent or served on Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi and/or General Fannie Masemola ... A photograph certified as a photo of the Louis Vuitton bag currently in the evidence locker or evidence room of ID/IDAC ... A certified copy of the sworn statement provided to ID/IDAC by the Brigadier that attended on the overseas trip with General Mkhwanazi and General Fannie Masemola'”

National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola appeared weak and shaken when confronted by the Independent Directorate and was served arrest notices for five senior Crime Intelligence officers including Lieutenant General Khumalo.

“National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola appeared weak and shaken when confronted by the ID. ID had served him with arrest notices for five senior officers within Crime Intelligence division, including its National Head, Lieutenant General Khumalo.”

Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola blamed the collapse of Crime Intelligence on Lieutenant General Khumalo and KZN Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

“He then blamed the collapse of Crime Intelligence at the hands of Lieutenant General Khumalo and KZN Provincial Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.”

Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola and Lieutenant General Dumisane Khumalo were served arrest notices after investigations into crime intelligence corruption by Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee.

“National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola appeared weak and shaken when confronted by the ID. ID had served him with arrest notices for five senior officers within Crime Intelligence division, including its National Head, Lieutenant General Khumalo .”