Madlanga Highlight: Major General Feroz Khan

South African crime intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan is trending on the Madlanga Commision for all the wrong reasons. WhatsApp messages highlighting a close relationship between Khan and former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) leader Andrea Johnson were shared at the hearing last week.

Some of the text messages revealed how Khan would make use of the VIP entrance instead of following the required sign-in process when visiting Johnson’s office. This is not the first time the pair have been found breaking professional boundaries. In 2018, Johnson was accused of sharing a National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) docket with Khan, in relation to charges laid against him by a former SAPS colleague.

On July 2021, a raid occurred at a warehouse in Aeroton Johannesburg where authorities seized R286 million worth cocaine originating from the Port of Santos in Brazil. Two police officers and two Gauteng traffic officers were arrested in connection with the bust. Allegedly General Khan arrived at the scene with actions that led to obstructing the course of Justice.

Warrant officer Steven Phakhula told the commission “Major General Khan gave instructions for the arrest of businessman (Tumelo)Nku, he gave instructions to Mogane to go and sit in the car and not get out, he prevented the dog unit from performing their duties at the scene, he disarmed Chief Mashaba and walked away from the scene with the truck driver(with the drugs)”.

According to the message sent to Andrea Johnson on that day, Khan stated that they had recovered 552(1kg each) blocks of cocaine however only 541kg sit in the evidence room. He was arrested for the incident and later released clear from all charges.

Khan is expected to appear at the Kempton Magistrates Court on 2 September 2026 alongside Gauteng Hawks Head Ebrahim Kadwa.

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