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appointmentAugust 2020E000138

Maj-Gen Senona appointed Provincial Head DPCI KwaZulu-Natal

Major General Senona was appointed as Provincial Head of DPCI KwaZulu-Natal in August 2020 — placing him in command of the unit responsible for both cocaine seizures that followed.

Described by 3 witnesses
Maj-Gen Senonaday 47Lt-Col Prinsloo (acting unit commander)day 103Mr Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlaladay 167
Each of these people gave first-hand evidence about this event. Several accounts of the same event is a property of the record — it is not verification, and witnesses can be mistaken together.
12 claims from testimony
"in 2020, Commissioners, I was appointed to the rank of a Maj-Gen at the DPCI KwaZulu-Natal."
appointment dateMaj-Gen SenonaMajor General SenonaCL0045041
"Major General Senona was appointed around August 2020."
appointment dateMaj-Gen SenonaColonel PrinslooCL0107961
"who was the Provincial Head of DPCI KwaZulu-Natal"
roleMaj-Gen SenonaLieutenant Colonel GovenderCL0190867
"which was General Senona"
held byHead of DPCI (Hawks) KZNLieutenant Colonel GovenderCL0190897
"the Provincial Head, DPCI KZN, Major General Senona"
roleMaj-Gen Senonathe documentCL0190911
"he is from the same, I would say, township as Mr Msibi"
originMaj-Gen SenonaVusimuzi Cat MatlalaCL0194692
"he is the Head of the Hawks at KZN"
positionMaj-Gen SenonaVusimuzi Cat MatlalaCL0194802
"I just heard people referring to him as General"
rankMaj-Gen SenonaVusimuzi Cat MatlalaCL0194803
"General, yes."
employerMaj-Gen SenonaVusimuzi Cat MatlalaCL0194804
"Yes, that I did not know."
unitMaj-Gen SenonaVusimuzi Cat MatlalaCL0194805
"I see his name"
nameMaj-Gen SenonaVusimuzi Cat MatlalaCL0194807
"General Senona gets appointed in August of 2020"
appointed dateMaj-Gen SenonaAdv Segeels-NcubeCL0197742