Dumisani Khumalo
Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo is the former head of criminal intelligence for the South African Police Service (SAPS), recently arrested over fraud and corruption allegations. His arrest is part of a broader investigation into the misuse of intelligence funds and has raised significant concerns regarding the integrity of the police force.
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Dumisani Khumalo, the crime intelligence boss, indicated that there was a 'double agent' within the Hawks linked to Matlala.
KZN Hawks boss referred for investigation – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2026-01-29
Dumisani Khumalo is the crime intelligence boss who has implicated Sesona in sharing sensitive information.
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head says Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi sent him threatening texts – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2026-01-27
Dumisani Khumalo implicated Lesetja Sesona in the commission investigating police corruption.
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss denies leaking information to “Cat” Matlala – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2026-01-27
Dumisani Khumalo is the task team leader and crime intelligence boss who testified about Mchunu's alleged instigation by criminal cartels.
‘Mchunu visited police station in ANC regalia,’ KZN deputy police commissioner says – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2026-01-26
Dumisani Khumalo is the head of crime intelligence who testified about police involvement with drug cartels.
Herman Mashaba says ActionSA will support arrested Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2026-01-19
Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo alleged there was a drug trafficking cartel, headed by individuals who he called the Big Five.
An alleged drug cartel and a murdered witness
United Kingdom· 2025-12-24
Minister Mchunu wanted to remove Dumisani Khumalo as head of intelligence and put his own people.
Matlala paid Bheki Cele R500 000 for police protection – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-28
Dumisani Khumalo is mentioned as the head of intelligence whom Minister Mchunu wanted to replace.
Matlala says he was caught between Cele and Mchunu – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-26Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo has presented WhatsApp evidence to the commission.
Brown Mogotsi a ‘professional liar’ – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-21
Sibiya instructed Mary Motsepe to collect the dockets from crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo for an audit.
Handover of 121 dockets to the South African Police Service was ‘messy’, Madlanga commission hears – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-17
Mary Motsepe was instructed to collect the dockets from the office of the crime intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo.
Sibiya removed 121 dockets for no apparent reason – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-17
Batohi said she received information from Crime Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo about a particular member of the prosecutorial authority who was involved in organised criminality.
Batohi refuses to name corrupt prosecutor linked to cartels – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-11
Dumisani Khumalo detailed infighting between police units and provided testimony on police corruption.
Stark contrasts between Sibiya and Dumisani Khumalo testimonies on police corruption – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-10Dumisani Khumalo is the Crime Intelligence boss who testified about ongoing investigations into cartel links.
Hawks has double agent – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-07
Dumisani Khumalo is the Crime Intelligence Head who testified that the KZN task team was highly effective in solving politically motivated assassinations.
Mchunu and Masemola did not get along, says Deputy Police Minister Boshielo – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-04Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo recommended expanding the KwaZulu-Natal-based political killings task team.
Political killings task team model should be adopted nationwide – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-04
Dumisani Khumalo is the Crime Intelligence boss who linked Molefe to political corruption.
Gauteng traffic police deny interfering in Katiso Molefe’s arrest – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-03
Dumisani Khumalo is the head of crime intelligence who corroborated allegations against Mchunu at the commission.
‘15 missing cartridge cases removed from ballistic report in Matlala and Molefe murder case’, says forensic expert – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-27Crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo presented WhatsApp messages at the Madlanga commission allegedly linking them to the disbandment.
Senzo Mchunu throws Shadrack Sibiya under the bus, denies directive to remove 121 dockets – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-21
Dumisani Khumalo is the crime intelligence boss who testified about the disbandment of a task team probing political killings.
‘Johannesburg hitman detective killed the wrong person, believed to be a whistleblower’, Witness A says – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-20
Dumisani Khumalo is the crime intelligence head accused of running an elite policing operation without oversight.
Witness A implicates senior Gauteng officials in drug cartels and syndicated hits – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-20
Crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo has accused Mchunu of interfering with police operational matters.
Mchunu insists there was no need to consult other ministers and top cops on disbanding political killings task team – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-17Sibiya accused Mkhwanazi and Khumalo of weaponising intelligence resources to consolidate control within the SAPS.
Mchunu says political killings task team was not a permanent unit, as infighting rocks police service – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-16Dumisani Khumalo is the head of crime intelligence who appeared before the commission.
Madlanga commission still fixing technical problems which risked exposing identity of ‘Witness X’ – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-15
Dumisani Khumalo is the head of crime intelligence who, along with Mkhwanazi, created the elite political killings task team.
‘Mkhwanazi wants to block me from becoming national police commissioner’, says Sibiya – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-14
Dumisani Khumalo introduced WhatsApp messages at the Madlanga commission regarding Mogotsi's involvement.
Political killings task team had achieved its purpose, says Sibiya – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-14
Crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo earlier provided the Madlanga commission with text evidence.
Mkhwanazi tells parliament crime intelligence needs an overhaul – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-09
Dumisani Khumalo is the crime intelligence head who provided testimony linking Mogotsi to corruption.
ANC MPs steer clear of Mchunu link during grilling of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-08Crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo later provided the commission with text messages showing how Mokgotsi alerted Matlala about police raids.
Mchunu associate Brown Mokgotsi summoned to Madlanga commission – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-07
Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo corroborated Masemola’s testimony with text evidence.
Mkhwanazi must submit an original statement, Malema tells committee on police corruption – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-07
