This comes after the Madlanga Commission’s Recommendations Investigative Task Team brought additional charges of defeating and obstructing the course of justice against him.

According to SAPS National Spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, Nkosi is now expected to appear before the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

“It is alleged that on 10 November 2022, a suspect was arrested for possession of dagga, unlicensed firearms, and explosives. Investigations indicate that Nkosi fetched the original case docket under the pretext that he had been sent by Head Office. A few months later, he allegedly returned to Thohoyandou, identified himself as a colonel from Head Office, and removed the confiscated dagga from police custody,” she said.

Mathe said Nkosi later booked the exhibit at Head Office, but it was subsequently discovered that one of the exhibit bags containing the dagga had been tampered with.”A case of defeating and obstructing the course of justice has been registered for investigation,” she said.

Nkosi is currently in custody after he was denied bail in April.

He is a focal figure in a massive, high-level police corruption scandal exposed during his extensive testimony at the Madlanga Commission. Following his eight-day testimony at the Madlanga Commission, a specialised task team raided Nkosi’s Pretoria North home.

The raid uncovered severe breaches of law enforcement protocols, resulting in his immediate arrest.

He faces a sheet of criminal charges, including theft and money laundering, after he was found with over R50,000 in cash hidden under a mattress without explanation.

He was also found keeping six official SAPS case dockets at his house while under suspension.

As if that were not enough, Nkosi was found with a military-grade hand grenade and stun grenades.

The task team further uncovered seven unsecured licensed firearms, alongside a failure to safeguard state-issued ammunition.

Nkosi is also dubbed as an alleged middleman or “runner” between suspended Deputy National Commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya and the “Big Five” criminal syndicate led by Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and Katiso Molefe.

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