Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to return to Parliament on Friday to continue his testimony before the ad hoc committee investigating corruption and interference in the criminal justice system.
Comedian Anton Taylor says the Hawks raided his house after a TikTok video mocking suspended minister Senzo Mchunu, citing “crimes against the state.”
Parliament has set a deadline to finalise its programme for investigating explosive claims by Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about corruption and political interference in SAPS.
The Democratic Alliance has filed criminal charges against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, accusing him of lying to Parliament about links to a politically connected businessman.
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu admitted knowing Vusi ‘Cat’ Matlala, reversing earlier claims to Parliament, amid allegations linking him to criminal interference and political corruption.
A politically connected man named Brown Mogotsi has been accused of influencing SAPS operations, with direct ties to Minister Senzo Mchunu, according to claims by General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has stepped into a growing dispute within the South African Police Service (SAPS), following serious allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.
Mchunu also sought to dispel misconceptions about so-called “land grabbing” in South Africa.
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu confirms SAPS is verifying farm murder statistics after AfriForum disputed the official crime data, while the group also faces a high treason probe.
According to the family, Mngomezulu died in the early hours of Tuesday at Thelle Moroerane Hospital in Vosloorus, Gauteng.
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu presented a plan in Parliament to combat extortion in South Africa, describing extortionists as “armies of murderous parasites.”