SAPS Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and six senior co-accused have arrived at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court, where the NPA is expected to formally withdraw the criminal charges against them. Among those alongside Khumalo are Major Generals Philani Lushaba, Nosipho Precious Madondo, Josias Lekalaka and Zwelithini Gabela, as well as Brigadiers Phindile Ncube and Dineo Mokwele.
The criminal case against Crime Intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, Brigadier Dineo Mokwele and their co-accused has been dropped after they were wrongfully charged by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).
The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn the fraud and corruption charges linked to Mokwele’s appointment to a senior Crime Intelligence position, bringing an extraordinary turn to a case that placed some of the country’s most senior police officials under criminal scrutiny.
The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court ruled that the case has been dropped. “You are free to go,” the court said.
Khumalo and seven other officials were arrested by the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption in June 2025.
