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Deputy Crime Intel Chief Shot Days Before Testimony

6/30/2026

Summary

Khan Shot

Maj-Gen Feroz Khan, deputy crime intelligence chief, was shot twice in the abdomen while driving home in Johannesburg on Sunday.
He was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery and remains critical.
Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said investigators are probing the shooting and warned against speculation.
The shooting came days before his testimony to the Madlanga commission and follows his May suspension after a gold-dealing arrest.

Summary

Khan Ambush

The elite Political Killings Task Team has taken over the investigation of Major-General Feroz Khan’s shooting.
Forensic specialists are processing ballistic evidence from the Third Avenue crime scene.
Security analysts say the ambush of a senior officer in a guarded suburb shows syndicates’ reach and near-impunity.
The attempt on Khan’s life has increased pressure on the Madlanga Commission and placed South Africa’s police-crime links under global scrutiny.

History

Historical Context

On 10 April 1993 Chris Hani, SACP general-secretary, was shot outside his Boksburg home by right-wing extremist Janusz Walus, sparking riots that left seven dead and a strike by more than 6 million black workers. The crisis accelerated negotiations that produced the 27 April 1994 democratic election, a milestone now echoed in today’s Political Killings Task Team investigation.

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Khan Shot

Maj-Gen Feroz Khan, deputy crime intelligence chief, was shot twice in the abdomen while driving home in Johannesburg on Sunday.
He was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery and remains critical.
Police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said investigators are probing the shooting and warned against speculation.
The shooting came days before his testimony to the Madlanga commission and follows his May suspension after a gold-dealing arrest.

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