MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe tells Madlanga commission he was offered cash, tender and BMW to stop probing Feroz Khan

uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party MP Vusi Shongwe told the Madlanga commission on 30 June 2026 that he was offered multiple incentives including a R2 million tender, R10 million in cash and a BMW in an apparent attempt to stop his scrutiny of Major-General Feroz Khan of Crime Intelligence.

How the meeting unfolded

Shongwe gave his testimony at the Brigitte Mabandla Judicial College in Pretoria during the commission’s public hearing on alleged corruption and interference within the justice system. He said his interest in Khan grew while serving on parliament’s ad hoc committee examining similar allegations and that Khan had not been called to testify to the committee.

Shongwe said the events that led to the alleged offers began on 8 March 2026 when he was contacted by Londiwe Xulu and told two men, identified as Yusuf Kajee and Imran, wanted to meet him. The meeting took place at the offices of private security company dRK Tactical in Durban.

Video call with Major-General Feroz Khan

During that meeting, Shongwe said the men insisted on calling Khan. He told the commission he initially refused to take the call but that Yusuf moved closer and placed the call. The phone call was answered on a video call by Khan, whom Shongwe described as calm at first and then distressed as the conversation continued.

“At the time when Khan speaks, he starts saying, ‘ What are you doing? Why are you doing this to me? What did I do to you?’.”

Shongwe said Khan appeared to be crying and pleaded with him, saying

“you are killing me”

and

“you are suffocating me”.

He said Khan suggested they would “take care” of him and proposed a meeting in Sandton on 13 March, which Shongwe agreed to attend.

Alleged offers and later remarks

Shongwe told the commission that following the call, Kajee first proposed a R2 million security tender linked to Checkers. When that was rejected, Shongwe said a cash offer of R10 million followed and that he was also promised a BMW parked at the premises.

To leave the meeting safely, Shongwe said he feigned agreement. He told the commission he noticed a change in the men’s demeanour once he appeared receptive.

Shongwe said further comments were made before he left, including an offer to share information about KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and a remark from Imran:

“I don’t have anything now, but I will give you your chocolates on Friday when we meet.”

Why Shongwe viewed the encounter with suspicion

Shongwe told the commission he considered the meeting suspicious and potentially an attempt to compromise or control him. He questioned why Khan would prefer to speak by phone in a private office rather than appear before the ad hoc committee.

Context in the commission hearings

In his testimony, Shongwe said his probing included allegations linked to the Aeroton drug bust and alleged cover-ups related to the deaths of make-up artist Maja Janeska and Johannesburg anaesthesiologist Dr Abhulhay Munshi. He also referenced alleged links between Khan and businessmen Mohammadh Sayed and Adriano Mazzotti, who are associated with tobacco company Carnilinx, and noted related personal connections mentioned in the commission’s material.

Khan’s anticipated appearance and legal status

The commission had scheduled Khan to testify on 1 July, but Shongwe’s account came as Khan was hospitalised after being shot in Houghton, Johannesburg, over the weekend. The source states Khan survived the shooting and is receiving treatment at a Johannesburg hospital.

The source also reports that Khan remains out on R20 000 bail in a matter where he faces charges of unlawful dealing and possession of illicit precious metals after his arrest on 10 May.