US EditionCalls for Cyril Ramaphosa to dismiss police leadership over corruption claims
SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 17 – President Ramaphosa placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave amid allegations of corruption and interference in investigations, appointing an interim minister pending a judicial inquiry.
- Amid serious allegations, President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended Senzo Mchunu from his duties as Minister of Police and appointed Firoz Cachalia as acting minister during the ongoing investigation.
- The leave was triggered by serious accusations from KwaZulu-Natal’s Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who alleged that Mchunu had collaborated with criminal groups and was responsible for disbanding a specialised investigative task force.
- Parliamentary committees will recommend on 23 July 2025 an ad hoc committee to investigate the allegations, stressing urgency to protect the justice system's integrity.
- The uMkhonto weSizwe Party opposes Cachalia's appointment, plans a Constitutional Court challenge, and demands Ramaphosa resign and Mchunu be dismissed.
- An official inquiry led by a judge is examining issues related to national security, but it has been criticized as potentially serving to delay action amid ongoing political disputes.
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South Africa: Justice, Police Committees to Recommend Ad Hoc Committee On Mkhwanazi Allegations
[SAnews.gov.za] Parliament's portfolio committees on Police and Justice will recommend to the National Assembly (NA) that an Ad Hoc Committee be established to probe the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkwanazi.
Ramaphosa’s gambit on KwaZulu-Natal tightrope – The Mail & Guardian
Senzo Mchunu has been placed on special leave pending a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations with national security implications. Despite the veneer of procedural propriety the announcement was anything but benign. “Special leave” is neither a definitive sanction nor exoneration, but an unease to placate critics while preserving political capital. Ramaphosa, often accused of dithering, was again simply kicking for touch down the trea…
Top policeman shakes South Africa with explosive allegations about his boss
A highly respected police officer has shaken South Africa’s government – and won the admiration of many ordinary people – with his explosive allegations that organised crime groups have penetrated the upper echelons of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration. Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi did it in dramatic style – dressed in military-like uniform and surrounded by masked police officers with automatic weapons, he called a press conference to accuse…
South Africans march in support of Mkhwanazi
By Akani Nkuna uMkhonto We Sizwe party members and several civil society groups held two parallel marches the to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to demonstrate their support for KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt. General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. This follows Mkhwanazi’s explosive media address earlier this month, where he alleged that members of the cabinet and top-ranking police officials were embedded with the criminal syndicates. Embattled Poli…
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