US EditionMkhwanazi Accuses Police Minister of Ties to Crime Syndicate, Interfering with Investigations
KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 6 – KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner alleges Police Minister interfered with investigations and linked to a syndicate tied to an international drug cartel involving politicians and law enforcement.
- On 6 July 2025, KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi publicly accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of ties to a criminal syndicate and interference in investigations.
- These allegations arose after Mchunu sent a letter on 31 December 2024 to the National Police Commissioner, urging the dissolution of the task team investigating politically motivated murders in KwaZulu-Natal.
- Mkhwanazi detailed that the task team had uncovered a syndicate involving senior politicians, police, correctional officials, prosecutors, and businesspeople linked to a drug cartel operating in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
- By 2025, the task team had examined over 600 cases related to political incidents, leading to the detention of 436 individuals and the seizure of 156 weapons, at least 55 of which were linked to political offenses, underscoring the magnitude of their efforts.
- The accusations triggered a formal criminal investigation into law enforcement infiltration, calls for Mchunu’s suspension, and President Ramaphosa’s pledge to act amid concerns over national security and public trust.
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South Africa: Mkhwanazi Lays Criminal Charges Against Police Minister Mchunu
KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has opened a criminal case against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu for shutting down a political killings task team. Mkhwanazi says another top cop took the murder case files and left them to gather dust in his office while killers walk free.
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