The NPA’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) takes note of the media reports on the arrest of the Head of Crime Intelligence, General Dumisani Khumalo.
We wish to set the record straight that General Khumalo has not been arrested nor has anyone else from Crime Intelligence.
Enquiries:
Henry Mamothame
IDAC - Spokesperson
On 02 June 2026, the Office for Ethics and Accountability (OEA) in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) submitted an interim report into the circumstances that led to the events that took place on 15 and 18 May 2026 regarding the matter of State versus Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni and Others. The interim report noted that there are outstanding investigations that still need to be conducted before a final report can be completed.
Phuthaditjhaba, Free State – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the conviction and sentencing of Sello Sebobane (33) by the Phuthaditjhaba Regional Court for murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances committed in furtherance of a common purpose. The conviction arises from a violent attack that occurred on the night of 13 December 2013 at Bluegumbosch, near Phuthaditjhaba, in the eastern Free State. The accused pleaded not guilty to both charges.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the effective life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Makhanda High Court, sitting as the Komani Circuit Court, on 38-year-old Lesotho national, Selebalo Mokoena, for the premeditated murders of two men on a farm near Komani. The accused was also convicted of entering and remaining in the Republic of South Africa without valid documentation.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomes the effective 25-year direct imprisonment sentence imposed by the Western Cape Division of the High Court in Cape Town on a 17-year-old offender convicted of rape, murder, and robbery with aggravating circumstances committed against an elderly farm owner in the Little Karoo.
The accused was convicted following a plea and sentencing agreement in relation to the brutal attack on 79-year-old Valerie Enziar of Doring Kloof Farm, which occurred on 14 July 2025.
The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg has postponed judgment in the case against alleged Usindiso Building arsonist, Lawrance Sithembiso Mdlalose (30), to 21 July 2026. Mdlalose faces 76 counts of murder and 12 counts of attempted murder arising from the devastating fire that engulfed the Usindiso Building in Johannesburg on 31 August 2023, resulting in the deaths of 76 people and injuries to several others.
The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge ordered that the trial against Adv Timothy Ramabulana proceed after the state filed a Sec 342A of the CPA for the court to investigate the unreasonable delay caused by the accused. The court ruled in favour of the NPA’s IDAC and the matter was postponed to 20 August 2026 for trial on a running roll.
The state filed this application following several postponements, wherein the accused filed a number of applications since his first court appearance on 17 April 2024.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is engaging with SAPS to expedite outstanding investigations with a view to re-enroll the case as soon as it is reasonably possible. This follows an order by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court to strike the matter against the former Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO), Themba Mathibe, off the roll.