By Mapaballo Borotho

- Major General Feroz Khan has been dismissed from the South African Police Service after failing to attend a disciplinary hearing.
- Khan, who has been linked to allegations of corruption and political interference within SAPS, has also been named in proceedings before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
- He is facing criminal charges alongside Gauteng Hawks head Major General Ebrahim Kadwa and businessman Tariq Downes, with all three denying wrongdoing.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has dismissed Major General Feroz Khan, a former Crime Intelligence deputy head accused of corruption and other wrongdoing.
His dismissal was confirmed by SAPS on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, after he failed to attend a disciplinary hearing.
“Major General Khan was deemed dismissed in terms of Regulation 9(7)(b) of the SAPS Discipline Regulations, following his failure to appear before the designated senior officer responsible for dealing with the expeditious disciplinary process,” said national police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.
Mathe says Khan’s dismissal demonstrates that no SAPS member, regardless of rank or position, is above the law or the applicable disciplinary framework.
Khan has become one of the prominent figures linked to South Africa’s ongoing policing crisis.
He has been repeatedly linked to allegations of political interference within SAPS and has been named during proceedings before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating allegations of corruption, criminal infiltration and political interference in law enforcement.
Khan is also among the witnesses whose testimony before the commission has been delayed.
Although he has been subpoenaed to appear before the commission, his legal team has said he needs to attend to his medical condition after he was shot earlier this year, a day before he was scheduled to testify.
Meanwhile, Khan is facing criminal charges alongside Gauteng Hawks head Major General Ebrahim Kadwa and businessman Tariq Downes.
The trio are accused of defeating the ends of justice and contravening the Precious Metals Act over allegations that they facilitated the release of a businessman who was found in possession of an unwrought gold bar in 2021.
All three have denied wrongdoing and are out on bail pending the continuation of the criminal case.
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