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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and SAPS Senior Management meet with the Portfolio Committee on November 27, 2024.
The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu has dismissed claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi labelling them as wild allegations lacking evidence.
Mchunu was in Vryheid, KZN on a campaign trail in his capacity as a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of the by-elections when he was made aware of Mkhwanazi’s utterances during a SAPS media briefing.
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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on the allegations made by KZN Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
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The Minister has been engaging a number of community groupings, including Izinduna, community organisations and commercial farmers, discussing measures aimed at tackling the rampant crime affecting them, inclusive of stock theft, when the allegations were made against him.
The Minister, in a statement released on Sunday, says he will never allow his integrity, that of the Ministry or the SAPS at large to be undermined by insinuations made without evidence or due processes, from anyone, including General Mkhwanazi.
“We will be reviewing the Provincial Commissioner’s statements and consider appropriate action. All these statements made by him in public require an urgent, thorough and transparent investigation, on a proper platform,” Mchunu says in a statement.
The Minister adds that he remains committed to upholding the rule of law, ensuring accountability within the South African Police Service and serving the people of South Africa with integrity.
“And most importantly, the Minister remains committed to the task at hand, and that is to reduce the high murder rate, reduce high availability of illegal firearms, tackle drug trafficking and syndicates and GBV+F throughout the country, with a specific focus on the four provinces with high levels of crime, namely: KZN, Gauteng, the Eastern Cape and Western Cape,” reads the statement.
Mkwanazi has implicated some senior SAPS officials of involvement in corruption.
He has accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of being in constant communication with people involved in criminal activities.
Mkhwanazi also says police have been in possession of firearms linked to the killing of high-profile South Africans, including artists in Gauteng, but no action has been taken.
