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4 hrs agoThe Madlanga Commission has placed Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) under intense scrutiny after revelations that a controversial ad hoc security contract cost the municipality at least R14 million in questionable spending. At the centre of the testimony is director of asset protection services, Tshukudu Malatji, who admitted that he failed to cancel irregular contracts despite receiving direct instructions from senior leadership to do so. Instead of halting the payments, he allowed service providers to continue invoicing the city, deepening financial losses that investigators say could have been avoided entirely.
Commission evidence shows that the disputed security arrangement involved multiple companies and complex procurement processes that were later flagged as irregular. Malatji argued that he had concerns about the cancellation order, but the commission rejected this explanation, stressing that clear instructions had already been issued. Judges and commissioners highlighted that his inaction directly contributed to the municipality’s financial exposure.
The inquiry also revealed broader governance failures within Tshwane, where oversight gaps, delayed decision-making, and disputed authority lines allowed irregular expenditures to persist. The case has become a symbol of wider procurement challenges in local government, raising urgent questions about accountability, compliance, and the cost of administrative failures to public funds and service delivery.