Fannie Masemola
South Africapolice commissionerMale4.5Global Dominance: 0.01%Fannie Masemola is the National Police Commissioner of South Africa, known for his leadership in combating organized crime and drug trafficking in the country. He has been actively involved in addressing the increasing trend of drug mule arrests at major airports, particularly the OR Tambo International Airport, where he reported a significant number of arrests and highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle international drug smuggling operations.
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Masemola was added as a co-accused with Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and charged with flouting the public finance management act as the South African Police Service chief accounting officer.
Idac investigated police commissioner Masemola without required complaint referralSouth Africa· 2026-08-11
Fannie Masemola is the police commissioner who Adams allegedly knew would be charged.
Justice Madlanga dismisses Adams’s excuses, accuses him of not taking commission seriouslySouth Africa· 2026-08-11
Fannie Masemola was the suspended national police commissioner implicated in the allegations.
Ramsamy tells Madlanga commission Johnson held regular meetings with MchunuSouth Africa· 2026-08-05
Masemola was implicated in the R360 million Medicare24 scandal.
Prosecutor turns on former Idac chiefSouth Africa· 2026-07-31
General Fannie Masemola was charged alongside Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and others in the R360 million Medicare24 tender case.
Madlanga questions why Fannie Masemola was charged with Cat Matlala in R360m tender caseSouth Africa· 2026-07-29
Masemola allegedly fast-tracked Khumalo's vetting process despite his lack of top-secret clearance.
Johnson defers Crime Intelligence questions to Idac senior investigatorSouth Africa· 2026-07-27
Fannie Masemola is mentioned as one of the co-accused in the Medicare24 case alongside Matlala.
Matlala refuses to testify at Madlanga pending Medicare24 criminal trialSouth Africa· 2026-07-15
Fannie Masemola is the suspended police commissioner charged as complicit in the Medicare24 contract scandal.
SAPS at war with itself a year after Mkhwanazi's explosive 6 July briefingSouth Africa· 2026-07-06
Fannie Masemola has been implicated in the scandal surrounding Matlala's healthcare contract.
Matlala’s day at the Madlanga commissionSouth Africa· 2026-07-02
Suspended national police commissioner Fannie Masemola cancelled the contract in May 2025 after an internal audit identified irregularities.
Matlala still deciding whether to accept revised 12-year plea dealSouth Africa· 2026-07-02
Fannie Masemola is the suspended national police commissioner charged in the R360 million Medicare24 scandal.
Matlala secures eight-year plea deal as state witnessSouth Africa· 2026-06-26
Fannie Masemola is the national police commissioner involved in the investigation initiated by President Ramaphosa.
Mkhwanazi and KZN Hawks boss at odds over office removal – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2026-02-02
Fannie Masemola is the national police commissioner who testified regarding Mchunu's actions.
‘Mchunu visited police station in ANC regalia,’ KZN deputy police commissioner says – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2026-01-26
Fannie Masemola is the national police commissioner who provided updates on the investigation into the murder of Marius van der Merwe.
Three suspects identified in killing of Madlanga commission’s Witness D – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-12-09
Mchunu added that the national commissioner [Fannie Masemola] needs to respond to the disbandment of the task team.
‘I consulted special adviser Vusi Pikoli,’ says Senzo Mchunu – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-12-04
National commissioner Fannie Masemola was mentioned as being unwilling to vacate the hospital despite Matlala proving he was the lawful leaseholder.
Matlala denies connection to deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-26
Fannie Masemola is the national commissioner who oversees the police service’s budget.
‘I never spoke to Mchunu about political killings task team budget before disbandment,’ says police service CFO – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-25
National commissioner Fannie Masemola expressed the same sentiments regarding the audited dockets.
Handover of 121 dockets to the South African Police Service was ‘messy’, Madlanga commission hears – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-17
Sibiya signed off on the dockets’ removal — allegedly without the approval of national police commissioner Fannie Masemola.
Sibiya removed 121 dockets for no apparent reason – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-17
Fannie Masemola is the national police commissioner mentioned in relation to the inquiries about political interference and corruption.
Phala Phala under review, but not at my desk – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-11
Batohi said she received information from the National Commissioner Fannie Masemola 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
Fannie Masemola is the national police commissioner mentioned in the context of a succession battle.
Stark contrasts between Sibiya and Dumisani Khumalo testimonies on police corruption – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-10National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has testified about Mchunu's actions amid growing tensions with senior police officials.
Police confiscate Mchunu’s devices – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-07
Fannie Masemola is the National Commissioner who was briefed about the operation but kept in the dark about certain details.
Hawks has double agent – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-07
Cachalia said there was a lack of mutual respect and communication between Mchunu and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola.
Mchunu was correct to disband unit but failed to consult, says acting police minister Cachalia – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-05Fannie Masemola is the National Police Commissioner who had a strained relationship with suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.
Mchunu and Masemola did not get along, says Deputy Police Minister Boshielo – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-04Matlala’s relationship with Mchunu soured after the minister allegedly ordered National Commissioner Fannie Masemola to cancel his tender.
Phiyega denies meeting alleged cartel boss Matlala as recordings expose Mchunu, Sibiya links – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-31
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola has told the ad hoc committee he was on leave when Mchunu sent the letter to have the KZN task team disbanded.
Mchunu’s letter was ‘unusual’ and ‘problematic’, says police deputy minister Cassel Mathale – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-28
Fannie Masemola is the national commissioner who stated he was not consulted before the disbandment of the KZN task team.
‘15 missing cartridge cases removed from ballistic report in Matlala and Molefe murder case’, says forensic expert – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-27Fannie Masemola was mentioned in the context of opposing the disbandment of the task team.
I would have avoided the Marikana massacre – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-24
