Retired Hawks head Dr Godfrey Lebeya testified at the Madlanga Commission this week.
This week the Madlanga Commission heard of a disturbing web of alleged police influence, lucrative contracts, taxi-industry violence and shadowy relationships, as businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, retired Hawks boss Dr Godfrey Lebeya and taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni testified on the politics of power and protection in South Africa.
Across their appearances, one theme kept resurfacing: the blurred line between legitimate business, policing and alleged criminal networks.
Matlala faced the toughest questions over his relationships with senior police figures and businessman Hangwani Maumela.
He admitted that he and Maumela shared profits from successful contracts, despite having no written agreement governing their arrangement.
