South Africa: Top Sedibeng Cop Denies Trying to Help Murder-Charged Brother-in-Law 'Kt' Molefe

22 April 2026
Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)
By Vincent Cruywagen

Alleged organised crime boss Katiso 'KT' Molefe has close personal ties to suspended SAPS Sedibeng District Commissioner Brigadier Abraham Nkhwashu. When Molefe was arrested for murder, Nkhwashu allegedly tried to intervene.

What you need to knowSedibeng's top cop is accused of trying to interfere in a murder case against Katiso "KT" Molefe, who was married to a relative. During the Madlanga Commission, multiple top cops have been accused of having improper relationships with alleged members of organised crime groups and trying to shield them from arrest.

On Wednesday, 22 April, SAPS Sedibeng District Commissioner Brigadier Abraham Nkhwashu - who has been implicated at the Madlanga Commission and was among the 14 officials that President Cyril Ramaphosa said in January had been referred for investigation - offered his side of the story.

At the centre of the allegations against Nkhwashu is the assassination of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart on 17 April 2024. On the day of Swart's killing, police arrested on suspicion of murder former police officer Michael Tau, who allegedly moonlighted as a hitman, along with the other alleged hitmen, Musa Kekana and Floyd Mabusela.

Katiso "KT" Molefe, an alleged member of the "Big 5" cartel, was arrested in December 2024 for allegedly being behind the murder. The assassination was allegedly set in motion after someone from the company where Swart worked blew the whistle on alleged irregularities regarding a...

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