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Khumalo stays on as Crime Intelligence boss after charges withdrawn

IOL · 21 August 2026 at 14:18

Khumalo stays on as Crime Intelligence boss after charges withdrawn

Crime intelligence boss Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo will carry on running the police spy unit and the political killings task team after fraud and corruption charges against him and six senior officers were withdrawn on Friday.

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