Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili has stated that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s Chief of Staff, Cedric Nkabinde, acknowledged awareness of a foreign email that had been copied to five individuals who received official communication regarding the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) on 31 December 2024.
According to Mosikili, the issue of the email formed part of the broader concerns surrounding how the directive to dissolve the specialised unit was communicated and circulated. She indicated that the email in question was not an ordinary internal message, but rather a foreign correspondence that had been carbon-copied to a select group of five recipients. These individuals were among those who received the formal communiqué announcing the decision to disband the PKTT.
Mosikili explained that during engagements on the matter, Nkabinde confirmed that he was aware of the foreign email and its circulation. This acknowledgment, she suggested, is significant in understanding the sequence of events that unfolded around the announcement of the unit’s dissolution. The directive itself was dated 31 December 2024, marking the official decision to shut down the task team, which had been established to investigate politically motivated killings.
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The revelation about the foreign email has added another layer to questions regarding how information about the disbandment was handled. Mosikili’s remarks suggest that the existence of the email, and the fact that it was copied to specific recipients, may be relevant to ongoing scrutiny of the communication process. She did not indicate that the email altered the substance of the directive, but highlighted its role in the chain of correspondence linked to the announcement.
The Political Killings Task Team had been tasked with probing politically related assassinations, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. Its sudden disbandment has attracted public and parliamentary attention, with lawmakers seeking clarity on the procedures followed and the manner in which the decision was conveyed to senior police leadership.
Mosikili’s statement underscores continuing concerns about transparency, coordination, and the management of sensitive communications within the police leadership structure. By confirming that Nkabinde was aware of the foreign email sent to five recipients connected to the communiqué, she has drawn attention to the flow of information surrounding the 31 December 2024 directive and the circumstances under which it was disseminated.
