Disbanding PKTT "aided my purpose", says Mchunu's ally Brown Mogotsi
North West businessman and alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi, has defended his access to sensitive SAPS and crime intelligence information, attributing it to his role as a contact agent for the crime intelligence unit.
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THE leaking of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu letter’s disbanding the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) bolstered controversial North West businessman and alleged information peddler, Brown Mogotsi’s ‘credibility’ that he was in a position to inform tenderpreneur Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala of the dismantling of the team before it was formally made public.
Mogotsi made the remarks when he testified before Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday where he defended his access to sensitive information of the SAPS and crime intelligence, disputing claims that it was due to his dubious relationships with senior police officers or government officials.
Mogotsi has been accused of leveraging his relationship with Mchunu, who has since been placed on enforced leave, to access police information and solicit funds from Matlala to fund ANC activities.
During his September appearance before the commission, KwaZulu-Natal SAPS Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said that he only learned about the disbandment of the province's PKTT on January 2, 2025.
Mkhwanazi expressed concern that Mogotsi seemed to have prior knowledge of the disbandment, raising questions about his connections within the SAPS and government.
Asked if he had prior knowledge of the disbandment letter, he said the information on the PKTT was leaked on social media on January 1, 2025.
“Through the social media leak it came to my attention; it suited the circumstances and the furtherance of my engagement with Matlala, bolstering my credibility that I was in a position to inform him of the disbandment of the team before it was formally made public. The time of the year, New Year's day, further aided my purpose as Matlala did not seem to have knowledge of the social media leak,” he said.
He said he informed Matlala about the letter because he knew he “would be very much interested and happy because he did get harassed by the PKTT and he did make reference that they assaulted his wife”.
Mogotsi's testimony will continue on Wednesday.
Cape Times