PRETORIA – A high-ranking South African police officer has revealed a series of text messages that suggest that the country’s police minister, Senzo Mchunu, was working with a group of drug kingpins that are now being referred to as the Big Five. Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, the South African Police Services’ divisional commissioner of crime intelligence, has named businessmen Katiso “KT” Molefe and Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala as two of the leaders of the notorious Big Five cartel. The cartel, which is based in Gauteng, is also allegedly involved in various sectors of organized crime, including drug trafficking, hijackings, tender fraud, and contract killings.
Testifying during Day eight of the Madlanga Commission, Khumalo said the cartel is sophisticated and has already infiltrated South Africa’s criminal justice system and the political sphere. “The Big Five has already penetrated the political sphere, and there are documented cases of high-profile connections in the political arena, (with) senior politicians alleged to be complicit and or willfully blind to the syndicate operations,” he said. Khumalo also highlighted text messages obtained from murder suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, one of the leaders of the “Big 5” Gauteng-based drug cartel, revealed links between suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and payments for ANC events. AK-47 rifle that killed DJ Sumbody linked to 18 other…Sep 19, 202532,813 AK-47 rifle that killed DJ Sumbody linked to 18 other… ‘A danger to society’ – tycoon who ordered hit on…Sep 18, 202521,191 Suspended Senzo Mchunu warns ‘big-headed’ ANC on…Aug 18, 202525,911
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