GAUTENG. – The police service has confirmed the dismissal of Major General Feroz Khan.
Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, national police spokesperson, says Khan is deemed dismissed in terms of Regulation 9(7)(b) of the police's disciplinary regulations as Khan failed to appear before the designated senior officer responsible for handling the expedited disciplinary process. The matter has also been subject to legal proceedings. The police say he will respect court decisions and provide further information where legally permissible.
Mathe says the police remain committed to accountability, discipline and professional conduct within the organisation.
Meanwhile, Khan lost his urgent application in the Labour Court. The application, brought by the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) on behalf of Khan against the police minister and other respondents, was struck from the roll due to a lack of jurisdiction, alternatively due to a lack of urgency. The matter was heard in the Labour Court in Johannesburg on 25 and 26 August. Judge Connie Prinsloo delivered judgment on 31 August. Popcru was ordered to pay costs on a party-and-party basis.
In a separate development, Khan's testimony before the commission of inquiry into crime, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system has been postponed to 28 September. Khan must appear and testify personally on that date, unless an independent medical evaluation confirms he is unable to testify. Khan must also file a statement by 18 September in response to Regulation 10(6) notices issued to him by the Commission on 5 June and 5 August. The Commission determined that the nature of Khan's diagnosed conditions may be made public, but clinical details, treatment and family circumstances remain confidential.
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The SAPD confirms the dismissal of Major General Feroz Khan after he failed to appear for a disciplinary process.
The SAPD confirms the dismissal of Major General Feroz Khan after he failed to appear for a disciplinary process.
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MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE (SAPS)
To: All Media
SAPS CONFIRMS DISMISSAL OF MAJOR GENERAL FEROZ KHAN
Pretoria – 02 September 2026: The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirms the dismissal of Major General Feroz Khan from the Service.
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.
SAPS reiterates its commitment to accountability, discipline and professional conduct within the organisation. No member, regardless of rank or position, is above the law or the applicable disciplinary framework.
As the matter has been the subject of legal proceedings, SAPS will continue to respect and abide by the decisions of the courts and provide further information where legally permissible.
Media Enquiries:
Brigadier Athlenda Mathe
082 040 8808
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
