US EditionWho Is Firoz Cachalia, the Incoming Acting Police Minister?
SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 13 – Firoz Cachalia replaces Senzo Mchunu amid allegations of police collusion with criminal syndicates and a judicial commission will investigate corruption within the South African Police Service.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister starting 1 August, replacing Senzo Mchunu during an ongoing inquiry.
- The appointment followed Mchunu's immediate leave of absence pending a commission investigating alleged infiltration of the police by criminal syndicates.
- Firoz Cachalia, born on 22 July 1958 in Benoni, is a former ANC representative and has served as a law professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, with background experience in community safety and anti-corruption initiatives.
- Fourteen months ago, Cachalia’s National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council released a report critiquing police intelligence as compromised by factionalism, poor leadership, and weak coordination.
- Cachalia’s appointment allows fresh leadership to implement these reforms, though some political opposition sees the move as constitutionally questionable.
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Firoz Cachalia is a Professor of Law at Wits and director of the Mandela Institute, from which he retires later this year. A globally regarded scholar, his expertise spans constitutional law and many other areas of specialisation.
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