WATCH: Tshwane Metro Police head, Commissioner Yolande Faro, has arrived at the Madlanga Commission to testify on the alleged corruption in her department.
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The Madlanga Commission resumed its hearings on Tuesday with the Tshwane Metro Police chief, Yolande Faro, on the hot seat.
Faro opened her testimony, saying she was in shock and dismay about the alleged siphoning of funds at the TMPD.
In a statement on Monday, the commission said it will focus on alleged corruption and tender manipulation at the City of Tshwane and the metro police department.
Before the Easter break, the commission heard from the deputy commissioner, Revo Spies, about the corruption at TMPD.
Spies previously testified before the commission on the corruption and mismanagement in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) focusing more on the blue light scandal involving Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
His testimony also touched on how uncontrollable the suspended EMPD acting chief, commissioner Julius Mkhwanazi, was under the protection of the former city manager, Imogen Mashazi.
The commission also heard from Sergeant Fannie Nkosi about how the city’s chief financial officer, Gareth Mnisi, was illegally distributing tenders that did not comply with the regulations.
Evidence of systemic irregularities and misconduct was uncovered, indicating that the police officer functioned as a critical conduit linking various corrupt officials with alleged cartel affiliates.
Furthermore, allegations of procurement irregularities, including tender manipulation, constituted a central component of Nkosi’s testimony.
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