{"id":33635,"date":"2025-09-22T18:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=33635"},"modified":"2025-09-23T22:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:12:16","slug":"ministers-order-to-disband-task-team-was-an-encroachment-masemola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/09\/22\/ministers-order-to-disband-task-team-was-an-encroachment-masemola\/","title":{"rendered":"Masemola: Minister&#8217;s order to disband task team was an \u2018encroachment\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00-770x645.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00-770x645.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00-768x644.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00.jpeg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says suspended Police Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/09\/19\/madlanga-commission-kzn-top-cop-blows-whistle-on-criminal-syndicates-and-media-complicity\/\">Senzo Mchunu\u2019s<\/a> order to disband the Political Killings Task Team was a complete infringement on his mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking before the Madlanga Commission on Monday, which is probing allegations of political and criminal infiltration in the justice system, Masemola outlined the distinct roles and limits of both a minister and a police commissioner, saying Mchunu overstepped in disbanding KZN task team.<\/p>\n<p>His testimony corroborates that of KZN Police Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/09\/17\/madlanga-commission-mkhwanazi-justice-system-under-siege-by-syndicates\/\">Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi<\/a>, who last week said he was unaware of the disbandment and that Mchunu\u2019s decision fell outside his ministerial authority.<\/p>\n<p>Masemola explained that while a minister provides policy direction, operational and managerial control of the police rests with national and provincial commissioners. When asked whether he would follow a ministerial order that interfered with police operations, Masemola was unequivocal: he would not, even if it limited his career.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"qtmplayer-playlist-large\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"qtmplayer-playlist\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"qtmplayer-trackitem qtmplayer-track-inpage\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00-100x100.jpeg\" alt=\"cover\">\t\t<span \t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-cover=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00-370x370.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-file=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AUD-20250922-WA0012.mp3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-title=\"Masemola: Minister&#8217;s order to disband task team was an \u2018encroachment\u2019\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-artist=\"| By X9 Converter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-link=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/09\/22\/ministers-order-to-disband-task-team-was-an-encroachment-masemola\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-icon=\"file_download\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-type=\"track\"\n\t\t\t class=\"qtmplayer-play qtmplayer-link-sec qtmplayer-play-btn\"><i class='material-icons' aria-label=\"Play\">play_arrow<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-tit\">Masemola: Minister&#8217;s order to disband task team was an \u2018encroachment\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-art\">| By X9 Converter<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\n<p>He dismissed Mchunu\u2019s reasons for the disbandment, which included claims that the team had no value within the police force.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner insisted that the task team\u2019s success was unmatched telling the commission that with 612 active dockets, over half of which were from KwaZulu-Natal, the team was one of the SAPS&#8217;s most effective units.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to major breakthroughs in cold cases that had stalled for years, saying Mchunu&#8217;s claims made no sense.<\/p>\n<p>This follows Mkhwanazi\u2019s July allegation that Mchunu disbanded the team because it was allegedly infiltrated by criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Masemola added that he met Mchunu on March 6 in an attempt to reverse the decision and even sought President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s intervention to prevent the shutdown.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"qtmplayer-playlist-large\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"qtmplayer-playlist\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"qtmplayer-trackitem qtmplayer-track-inpage\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00-100x100.jpeg\" alt=\"cover\">\t\t<span \t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-cover=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-22-at-13.38.00-370x370.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-file=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AUD-20250922-WA0011.mp3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-title=\"Masemola: Minister&#8217;s order to disband task team was an \u2018encroachment\u2019\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-artist=\"| By X9 Converter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-link=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/09\/22\/ministers-order-to-disband-task-team-was-an-encroachment-masemola\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-icon=\"file_download\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-type=\"track\"\n\t\t\t class=\"qtmplayer-play qtmplayer-link-sec qtmplayer-play-btn\"><i class='material-icons' aria-label=\"Play\">play_arrow<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-tit\">Masemola: Minister&#8217;s order to disband task team was an \u2018encroachment\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-art\">| By X9 Converter<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\n<p>The national commissioner said the disbandment disrupted key stakeholders, including the National Prosecuting Authority.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to continue with his testimony on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written by: Lebohang Ndashe<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu\u2019s order to disband the Political Killings Task Team was a complete infringement on his mandate. 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