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Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Khumalo: ‘Big 5’ cartel paid ANC delegates and drove task team’s disbandment
National
/ 29 September 2025

Khumalo: ‘Big 5’ cartel paid ANC delegates and drove task team’s disbandment

Crime intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo told the Madlanga commission that text messages from cartel leader Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala exposed links to ANC politics and police interference.

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Organised crime strengthened by compromised police service, says crime intelligence head Khumalo
National
/ 29 September 2025

Organised crime strengthened by compromised police service, says crime intelligence head Khumalo

He said organised crime thrived through police infiltration and political interference behind the disbandment of the political killings task team

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mchunu disbanded task team to protect the drug cartels
Politics
/ 26 September 2025

Mchunu disbanded task team to protect the drug cartels

The inquiry heard this happened when the team closed in on syndicates tied to murder suspects

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Editorial: We can’t afford another Jackie Selebi
Editorial
/ 26 September 2025

Editorial: We can’t afford another Jackie Selebi

The testimonies of KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and national police boss Fannie Masemola suggest the rot is deep in the police service

By Editorial
The poisoned chalice: How RBM’s ‘political protection’ became a brand liability
Opinion
/ 25 September 2025

The poisoned chalice: How RBM’s ‘political protection’ became a brand liability

Radical transparency and careful reputation rebuilding are crucial for detoxification

By Moshe Kola
Masemola: Mchunu disbanded political killings task team after Matlala arrest
Politics
/ 23 September 2025

Masemola: Mchunu disbanded political killings task team after Matlala arrest

The national police commissioner concluded his testimony on Tuesday linking murder suspects Katiso Molefe and Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala to the police minister

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Masemola testifies that Mchunu believed political killings only happened before 1994
Politics
/ 23 September 2025

Masemola testifies that Mchunu believed political killings only happened before 1994

The national police commissioner said the political killings task team is still in operation with no clarity on its disbandment

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Masemola: ‘I could not take Mchunu to court over disbandment of political killing task team’
Politics
/ 22 September 2025

Masemola: ‘I could not take Mchunu to court over disbandment of political killing task team’

Masemola told the Madlanga commission the disbandment process was ‘by design’ and had begun while he was on leave

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Masemola says Mchunu did not consult before disbanding the political killings task team
Politics
/ 22 September 2025

Masemola says Mchunu did not consult before disbanding the political killings task team

Masemola was questioned about whether a police commissioner could refuse directives from the police minister and initially said it depended on the nature of the directive

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mkhwanazi: Political killing task team disbanded when closing in on Gauteng syndicates
Politics
/ 18 September 2025

Mkhwanazi: Political killing task team disbanded when closing in on Gauteng syndicates

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony would deal with political interference by parliamentarians and the national executive

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mkhwanazi: Mchunu not briefed before disbanding political killing task team
Politics
/ 17 September 2025

Mkhwanazi: Mchunu not briefed before disbanding political killing task team

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said the order to disband the team was irrational and irregular

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Mkhwanazi warns Madlanga commission of ‘risk of total collapse’ in justice system
National
/ 17 September 2025

Mkhwanazi warns Madlanga commission of ‘risk of total collapse’ in justice system

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony will first deal with the disbanding of political killings task team in the province and then the influence of criminal syndicates in the police service

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Madlanga inquiry into police corruption to hear first witness in August
National
/ 28 July 2025

Madlanga inquiry into police corruption to hear first witness in August

The commission is yet to secure premises, finalise rules and consult witnesses for the six-month inquiry into criminality and political interference in the criminal justice system

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Kenny Kunene: I was at the wrong place, at the wrong time for the right reasons
Politics
/ 22 July 2025

Kenny Kunene: I was at the wrong place, at the wrong time for the right reasons

The Patriotic Alliance deputy president was present during the arrest on Monday of Katiso “TK” Molefe, who is accused of murdering Oupa Sefoka, otherwise known as DJ Sumbody

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ramaphosa’s gambit on KwaZulu-Natal tightrope
Thought Leader
/ 18 July 2025

Ramaphosa’s gambit on KwaZulu-Natal tightrope

The province’s politics is a marketplace of competing interests, where loyalty is transactional and power is a prize to be bartered

By Imraan Buccus
The dangerous allure of Mkhwanazi’s state collapse narrative
Thought Leader
/ 18 July 2025

The dangerous allure of Mkhwanazi’s state collapse narrative

We cannot deny the pervasiveness of corruption but we must subject the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner’s narrative to rigorous scrutiny

By Siseko Maposa
Doubt on ANC leaders in KZN
Politics
/ 18 July 2025

Doubt on ANC leaders in KZN

The provincial police commissioner’s allegations against the police minister and the higher education minister’s Seta appointments have undermined their reputations

By Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
MPs recommend an ad hoc parliament committee to investigate  Mkhwanazi’s allegations
National
/ 16 July 2025

MPs recommend an ad hoc parliament committee to investigate  Mkhwanazi’s allegations

A formal recommendation is expected to be tabled in the National Assembly next Wednesday

By Mandisa Nyathi
Top cop Shadrack Sibiya suspended amid inquiry into disbanding of political killings task team
National
/ 15 July 2025

Top cop Shadrack Sibiya suspended amid inquiry into disbanding of political killings task team

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola confirmed that internal investigations were under way into allegations against the deputy commissioner for crime detection

By Mandisa Nyathi
Trust in South African police at an all time low, report shows
National
/ 14 July 2025

Trust in South African police at an all time low, report shows

The Human Sciences Research Council report was released a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he had placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence amid corruption allegations against him

By Stella Mapenzauswa
Corruption a tightening noose around South Africa’s neck
Thought Leader
/ 13 July 2025

Corruption a tightening noose around South Africa’s neck

In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‘Our hope for the future depends also on our resolution as a nation in dealing with the scourge of corruption’

By Rudi Kimmie
Police saga may define Cyril’s legacy
Editorial
/ 11 July 2025

Police saga may define Cyril’s legacy

Observers have suspected that deep systemic problems lie in the country’s law enforcement

By Editorial
UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal
Politics
/ 9 July 2025

UPDATED: Mchunu denies ties to Matlala amid police tender scandal

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he has never met or spoken to Vusimuzi Matlala, despite allegations of political interference in a R360 million South African Police Service tender

By Mandisa Nyathi
Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown
Politics
/ 9 July 2025

Mchunu’s troubles deepen as party calls for probe into KZN task team shutdown

The African Transformation Movement claims the police minister sabotaged the team investigating political killings and protected politically connected suspects

By Mandisa Nyathi
He is a whistleblower, police committee chair says of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
National
/ 8 July 2025

He is a whistleblower, police committee chair says of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Ian Cameron has again called for lifestyle and skills audits on the top ranks of the South African Police Service

By Des Erasmus
Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians
National
/ 6 July 2025

Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians

KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld

By Des Erasmus and Lyse Comins
Thembi Simelane: Police can’t behave like they are at a picnic when dealing with criminals
Politics
/ 7 November 2024

Thembi Simelane: Police can’t behave like they are at a picnic when dealing with criminals

There have been frequent reports of police in KZN being involved in gun battles with armed suspects

By Lunga Mzangwe
Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu
National
/ 22 August 2024

Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu

The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing

By Des Erasmus
Blue lies: Police killings must always be carefully interrogated
Columns
/ 5 August 2024

Blue lies: Police killings must always be carefully interrogated

South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse

By Richard Pithouse
KwaZulu-Natal police faced over 900 protests and civil unrest in lead-up to elections
Politics
/ 31 May 2024

KwaZulu-Natal police faced over 900 protests and civil unrest in lead-up to elections

KZN is stable, despite many incidents of civil unrest in recent months, according to the provincial commissioner

By Lyse Comins
Malema claims shutdown victory, but state says it flopped
Politics
/ 20 March 2023

Malema claims shutdown victory, but state says it flopped

Police said that by 10pm on Monday night, at least 550 protestors had been arrested and 24 300 tyres were confiscated

By Paddy Harper, Lizeka Tandwa, Des Erasmus and Eunice Masson
How Masemola became police commissioner
National
/ 31 March 2022

How Masemola became police commissioner

Masemola’s appointment as the country’s top cop comes amid allegations of meddling levelled against Police Minister Bheki Cele.

By Khaya Koko and Paddy Harper
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