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BREAKING | ‘You are free to go’: Charges dropped against Khumalo, Mokwele

IOL · 21 August 2026 at 11:30

BREAKING | ‘You are free to go’: Charges dropped against Khumalo, Mokwele

NPA is set to withdraw charges against Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo and co-accused after Madlanga Commission revelations.

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