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Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia. (@Prof_Cachalia/X)

Mchunu was correct to disband unit but failed to consult, says acting police minister Cachalia

Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia said police inquiries provide a moment to reset SAPS

Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mchunu and Masemola did not get along, says Deputy Police Minister Boshielo

Mchunu and Masemola communicated via letters and were requested to align before meetings with ministers

Former national police commissioner Riah Phiyega. (Oupa Nkosi)

Phiyega denies meeting alleged cartel boss Matlala as recordings expose Mchunu, Sibiya links

Former police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied ever meeting alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala after explosive recordings played before the Madlanga commission

Denial: The suspended police minister, Senzo Mchunu (above), has described the allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against him as ‘wild’. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mchunu did not consult his two co-deputy police ministers on dissolving task team

Latest testimony at parliament’s police inquiry adds to the number of officials not consulted by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu before disbanding the political killing…

Giving testimony: Brigadier Lesiba Mokoena of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks. Photo: X: Maggsnaidu

Hawks deny interference in Molefe’s arrest

But police officials tell commission about cases of interference

Katiso Molefe was arrested on 6 December 2024 — a month before the task team was disbanded by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu. (Screenshot)

Hawks interfered in Molefe arrest, says political killings task team member

Witness describes a clash between a KwaZulu-Natal-based task unit and a Gauteng-based Hawks unit

Deputy police minister Cassel Mathale. (SAPS/Facebook)

Mchunu’s letter was ‘unusual’ and ‘problematic’, says police deputy minister Cassel Mathale

Latest testimony at parliament’s police inquiry adds to the number of officials not consulted by suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu before disbanding the political killing…

Former police minister Bheki Cele. (Paul Botes)

Cele: I would have avoided the Marikana massacre

Bheki Cele, who was police commissioner from 2009 until he was dismissed in 2011, criticised his successor Riah Phiyega’s handling of the 2012 tragedy

Former police minister Bheki Cele. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

‘Mchunu should have consulted’ before disbanding task team, says former police minister Bheki Cele

Cele said he had tried to meet his successor to discuss the issue after leaving office, but his calls went unanswered

Denial: The suspended police minister, Senzo Mchunu (above), has described the allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against him as ‘wild’. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mchunu says political killings task team was not a permanent unit, as infighting rocks police service

Suspended minister defends his order to disband the task team

Suspended Deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya. Photo: X

Shadrack Sibiya denies any links to alleged Mchunu middleman Brown Mogotsi

The deputy national commissioner said he doubts the authenticity of WhatsApp messages allegedly implicating him

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (@SAPoliceService/X)

Mkhwanazi: Crime intelligence never cleansed since 2011 Richard Mdluli slush fund scandal

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner told the Madlanga commission that people implicated in the scandal still hold senior post

There has been nothing remarkable about the government of national unity’s first year in office, but the steadying of the ship has been invaluable. Photo: GCIS

GNU cabinet: Too many chiefs, not enough service

South Africa needs to rethink its executive overload and trim the number of deputy ministers, saving R100 million a year

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (@SAPoliceService/X)

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

Contest: The DA announced federal chairperson Zille as its mayoral candidate in Johannesburg. Photo:  Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros

Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process