Firoz Cachalia. The appointment of Firoz Cachalia as acting Minister of Police has been met with mixed reactions. Cachalia was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the constitution allows for the appointment of no more than two ministers outside of the National Assembly. This comes after allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi,…
Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has handed over a memorandum to the leadership of the police at the Gauteng provincial police headquarters in support of Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The party says it wants to save the country from crime and corruption. Over a week ago Mkhwanazi…
ActionSA provincial Chairperson for KZN, Zwakele Mncwango, with party President, Herman Mashaba. ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) says it does not support President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to establish a judicial commission of inquiry to probe allegations of corruption in the police. The commission will investigate allegations related to criminal syndicates’ infiltration of institutions in the criminal…
[File photo] Police Minister Senzo Mchunu addresses the National Policing Summit on at Emperors Palace The African National Congress (ANC) says President Cyril Ramaphosa acted with courage by placing Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence. ANC Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the ANC is confident that a thorough probe will follow after KwaZulu-Natal…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu presents the quarterly crime statistics at GCIS in Pretoria on May 23, 2025. The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence. Ramaphosa made the announcement during his address to the nation…
[File photo] uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Gauteng members. Members and supporters of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party in Gauteng are expected to march in support of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Today’s march in Johannesburg is a build-up to a national shutdown that is expected to take place on Friday at the Union Buildings in…
[File image] KwaZulu-Natal Violence Monitor Mary de Haas says the time President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the judicial commission of inquiry into law enforcement agencies to complete its work is too long. The commission must provide interim and final reports after three and six months, respectively. It will investigate allegations related to criminal syndicates’ infiltration…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu delivers the Budget Vote in Parliament on July 4, 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied corruption allegations levelled against him and says he accepts and supports President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place him on leave of absence. This comes after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that Mchunu and some…
Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga will chair the Judicial Commission of Inquiry. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the judicial commission of inquiry he established will investigate allegations of criminal syndicate infiltration of institutions within the criminal justice system. The establishment of the commission of inquiry follows KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a media briefing. DA leader John Steenhuisen says Government of National Unity (GNU) members were not consulted in the decisions taken by President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations of law enforcement agencies being infiltrated by criminal syndicates. Ramaphosa has decided to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave…
