The United Africans Transformation (UAT) movement has written to Soviet Lekganyane, chairperson of parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the police service, requesting that alleged “former police source and spy” Teenage Moosa Kumbe be invited to testify.
This follows serious allegations Kumbe levelled against the South African Police Service (SAPS).
The committee is investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system, claims initially brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi last year.
During a 2019 interview on Newzroom Afrika, Kumbe alleged high-ranking police officers were directly involved in robberies and cash-in-transit heists.
“South Africa has a very advanced electronic system to fight crime, but instead the police are often the ones who reach the scene first to save their own stomachs ,” he said during the interview.
Kumbe, who says on his LinkedIn profile he is president of a political party called the African Civil Revolutionary Movement, claimed his insights came after years of infiltrating syndicates on behalf of police. He alleged once he began whistleblowing on internal corruption, the tables turned. He claimed he was framed, kidnapped and tortured, and spent years in prison as a result of his efforts to expose the truth.
“I was very loyal to the SAPS, but I realised I ended up becoming a victim myself,” he said.
UAT MP Lehlohonolo Mahlatsi has called on the committee to exercise its full authority and summon Kumbe to provide formal evidence.
“The revelations made by Kumbe clearly intersect with the committee’s mandate and therefore warrant its urgent attention.”
Mahlatsi argued the allegations raise grave concerns regarding the integrity of policing operations, including:
- claims of selective enforcement and the abuse of police authority;
- potential political or institutional interference in criminal justice processes; AND
- broader implications for accountability within the SAPS leadership structure.
“These matters have generated significant public interest and remain largely unanswered by the relevant authorities,” Mahlatsi said.
“Allowing Kumbe to appear before the ad hoc committee does not amount to an endorsement of his claims, nor does it interfere with judicial processes. It simply ensures parliament discharges its constitutional responsibility to interrogate matters that point to systemic failures or abuse of power.”
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