SAPS ‘capture’ web of intrigue widens with ‘Death Squad’ mastermind’s arrest

First came the “Cat’s” arrest. And then startling claims of SA Police Service “capture” by underworld figures. But the story certainly doesn’t end there. Sandton figurehead, Katiso “KT” Molefe, is now in police custody, too. It’s in connection with the 2022 hit on lounge club owner, DJ Sumbody, whose real name is Oupa John Sefoka, as well as his two bodyguards. Both Molefe and tender don, Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala, are understood to be central figures in the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, which prompted the president to set up the Madlanga inquiry into police and the criminal justice system as we know it. Our star investigative journalist, Jeff Wicks, is on the trail for us and joins us to chronologically detail this story’s course of events in this edition of The Lead. Later in the show, we stay with the SAPS saga and get word from Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on forced special leave. Finally, the companies behind plant-based meat alternative products have a year to change the way they advertise these foods in SA. You can send show host Graeme Raubenheimer a short voice note with your questions or thoughts on this episode to our official The Lead WhatsApp line, that’s: +27 72 562 3179. Mail your comments to thelead@24.com. Editions drop on Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.