Khomotso Johannes Phahlane is the former acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), serving from 15 October 2015 to 1 June 2017.
[2] In February 2018, Phahlane and his wife appeared in court on charges of fraud and corruption.
[3][4][5] On 30 July 2020, Phahlane was dismissed from the police after 3 years on suspension, after being found guilty of dishonest conduct.
[6] On 12 October 2020, Lieutenant-General Bonang Mgwenya, the country’s second-most senior police official and Phalane's former second-in-command, was arrested on charges of corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering involving about R200-million and afterwards appeared in Ridge Magistrates’ court.
[7] At the time of Mgwenya's arrest, she and Phahlane were among 14 fellow officers who were charged with corruption.