KwaZulu-Natal police chief Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni has confirmed she has been suspended. In a text message to TMG Digital on Thursday afternoon‚ the embattled KZN SAPS commissioner said: "Yes my dear. I'm on suspension from tomorrow. Thanx for asking. Further enquiries please liaise with head office." A notice of intention to suspend Ngobeni was served by acting national police commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane last month. It appears the official suspension letter was served by Phahlane on Thursday morning.Ngobeni's suspension - which has been mooted for several weeks - comes amid speculation over her links with controversial Durban businessman Thoshan Panday‚ who has previously been investigated for fraud.According to media reports‚ a PriceWaterhouseCoopers audit found her and Panday had a "possible corrupt relationship". Panday was also accused of having paid for Ngobeni's husband Lucas's birthday party‚ and being involved in a R60-million corruption tender scam.Panday has fervently denied these claims. National Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said that any "matters of this nature" were between the employer and the employee‚ and should not be handled through the media."Any decision taken by the acting national commissioner is taken within the confines of our regulatory framework‚ balanced with the interests of the [police] service and the individual concerned in mind‚" he said...