The Opening Salvo in South Africa’s Biggest Police Corruption Cartel
CCNews Investigative Desk
JOHANNESBURG:- In a bombshell revelation that is sending shockwaves through South Africa’s justice system and law enforcement, social media activist Baas Kruger has exposed what he describes as the judiciary and presidency’s direct role in one of the largest looting scandals in SAPS history.
PICTURE – This is Judge Sulet Potterill (also spelled Potterill), a senior judge of the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria (and who has acted in the Supreme Court of Appeal). She is the judge who delivered the recent judgment ordering SAPS to pay Forensic Data Analysts (Keith Keating’s company) roughly R644–R768 million (figures vary slightly in reports) for the intellectual property in forensic software systems.
Kruger’s viral post, which has been shared widely across platforms, pulls no punches: JUDGE POTTERILL ASSISTED KEITH KEITING TO LOOT R768 MILLION FROM SAPS.
The detailed allegations centre on a High Court judgment handed down five months ago by Judge Sulet Potterill. That judgment ordered the South African Police Service (SAPS) to pay businessman Keith Keating’s companies a staggering R768 million for software that Kruger insists, was originally developed with public funds from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) – meaning it rightfully belonged to the government.
According to Kruger, Keith Keating illegally purchased the very same software for a mere R350 000. Yet Judge Potterill’s ruling now compels SAPS to hand over R768 million to Keating, even though Keating had already used the software to loot over R50 billion from SAPS coffers in previous deals.
The full judgment is publicly available on SAFLII online for anyone to read. It stems from a long-running dispute involving Forensic Data Analysts (Pty) Ltd and related entities controlled by Keating. The court ordered SAPS to honour an oral agreement for the intellectual property in critical forensic systems, including payment for the software and ongoing maintenance.
But Kruger is crystal clear: this post is not about the judgment itself. It is merely the opening chapter, an introduction to a far bigger story of how sections of the Judiciary and the Presidency allegedly assisted Keith Keating in systematically looting the SAPS. He promises to publish every detail in the coming days and weeks.
This is Keith Keating, the businessman and CEO of Forensic Data Analysts (FDA). He is a former SAPS employee who has been at the centre of long-running controversies involving multi-billion-rand IT and forensic contracts with the police service (firearm permit system, fingerprint systems, forensic lights, etc.).
Kruger draws a sharp contrast with mainstream media coverage. While outlets have been laser-focused on the R360 million SAPS tender scandal involving small-time tenderpreneur, Cat Matlala, a story that has dominated headlines with arrests and accusations of fraud, Kruger argues that the real story is being ignored. He is zeroing in on what he calls “the biggest corruption cartel in SAPS history” that must be fully exposed.
To add weight to his claims, Kruger reminds readers of Judge Potterill’s previous high-profile ruling: the same judge who found that Ivan Pillay was fully qualified to serve as SARS Deputy Commissioner despite having only a matric certificate.
The allegations paint a picture of a captured system where critical forensic software, tools used for everything from firearm permits to crime intelligence. It ended up in private hands after being developed with taxpayer money. Keating’s companies then allegedly turned those systems into a cash cow, with SAPS repeatedly paying massive sums while the software’s origins were allegedly obscured.
Kruger’s message is direct and urgent: South Africans deserve the full truth. The mainstream media may be chasing the smaller R360 million Matlala tender, but the real scandal, involving billions allegedly looted over years through judicial and presidential facilitation, demands national attention.
CCNews will continue to monitor Baas Kruger’s promised series of exposé s and will report every new detail as it emerges. This is not just about one judgment or one payment. It is about how the SAPS, the very institution meant to protect South Africans from crime, may have been systematically hollowed out from within.
The judgment is on SAFLII. The questions are now public. The nation is watching.
CCNews – Unfiltered.
