President Cyril Ramaphosa said action will be take against the corruption accused Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu. President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised decisive action against suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu, but only after the completion of the Madlanga Commission. This week, Ramaphosa said that a number of senior police officials were earmarked for urgent investigation and possible prosecution.
Speaking on the Clement Manyathela Show, Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said Ramaphosa would act against Mchunu, but only once all submissions before the commission were finalised. He declined to detail the specific findings, citing due process. The stance has drawn scrutiny, particularly as Ramaphosa moved swiftly to authorise investigations into senior law-enforcement officers and municipal officials implicated in corruption, while Mchunu, facing serious allegations of political interference, remained on paid special leave.
Mchunu is accused of unlawfully disbanding the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) in KwaZulu-Natal, a specialised unit credited with tackling politically motivated murders. The allegations were brought byKZN police commissioner, Lt-Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, and formed a central focus of the Madlanga Commission and a parallel parliamentary ad hoc committee.
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According to testimonies, Mchunu ordered the immediate closure of the PKTT without consultation or review and instructed that 121 case dockets be removed from the unit. Five of those dockets reportedly carried imminent arrest instructions. The abrupt decision, it is alleged, stalled investigations and shielded politically connected individuals and criminal networks. In a separate interview with the SABC, Magwenya conceded the gravity of the matter, saying the president viewed the allegations as “serious” and “deeply concerning”.
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