The Independent Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) probed serious allegations of corruption involving senior SAPS officers, including Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, following claims made by MP Fadiel Adams.

Padayachee is also accused of inserting the phone numbers of unrelated, high-profile individuals, including former SAPS National Commissioner Bheki Cele, into surveillance…

Khumalo was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on June 26, 2025, on fraud and corruption charges linked to the alleged appointment of 30-year-old civilian Dineo Mokwele to…