Pretoria – North West businessman Oupa “Brown” Mogotsi has made sensational claims before the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday, that Zulu King Misuzulu and KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi were suspected by some of having ties to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
He, however, admitted these allegations were hearsay.
Mogotsi told the commission that during tensions over Israeli-linked mining interests in Richards Bay in late 2023, one of his sources speculated — without evidence — that King Misuzulu and Mkhwanazi had CIA links.
He said both men had spent time in the US and were allegedly recruited to “protect Western interests”.
Mogotsi further claimed that Mkhwanazi used the political killings task team to intimidate royal family members aligned with Prince Phakade, and that cases opened against him and the unit were never investigated due to his alleged interference.
Mogotsi — a former uMkhonto weSizwe counter-intelligence member and long-time police informant and co-agent — is accused of acting as a conduit between Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who allegedly donated R500,000 toward Mchunu’s ANC presidential ambitions.
In his testimony, he outlined his background in intelligence work, explaining how co-agents create false identities, gather information, and report to handlers.
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He also detailed his 2020 assignment from the late deputy police commissioner Sindile Mfazi to investigate irregularities in Crime Intelligence, including inflated informant claims and misuse of cash payouts. He noted that Mfazi’s death is now being probed as a suspected poisoning.
Mogotsi further testified that in 2023, during tensions involving Israeli-linked mining interests in Richards Bay, one of his sources speculated — without evidence — that both Mkhwanazi and King Misuzulu were aligned with CIA interests.
He claimed their alleged role was to “protect Western interests,” accusing Mkhwanazi of using the political killings task team to intimidate royal family members aligned with Prince Phakade, and said related cases were never investigated due to Mkhwanazi’s interference.
Brown Mogotsi Tells Madlanga Commission That KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and King Misuzulu kaZwelithini Are CIA Operatives, General Mkhwanazi was Trained in US to Protecting Western Interests
North West businessman Oupa “Brown” Mogotsi testified… pic.twitter.com/rji6BwJy9O
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