Senzo Mchunu

Madlanga Commission | Matlala arrest exposed motive behind Task Team disbandment: Masemola

National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, revealed that phone records of controversial businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala showed that plans to disband the Political Killings Task Team were already in motion as early as December 2024. Masemola returned to the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, to testify on various issues relating to the disbanding of the task team, high-profile arrests, and alleged misconduct in the police service. Wrapping […]

September 23, 2025 16

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Masemola: Minister’s order to disband task team was an ‘encroachment’

National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s order to disband the Political Killings Task Team was a complete infringement on his mandate. 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. His […]

September 22, 2025 26

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Madlanga Commission | KZN top cop blows whistle on criminal syndicates and media complicity

In a series of explosive testimonies at the Madlanga Commission, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, laid bare a web of alleged criminal infiltration, political interference, and even media complicity within South Africa's justice and law enforcement structures. The Commissioner concluded the first round of his testimony on Friday, standing by his explosive July briefing. He alleged that powerful syndicates—including drug cartels and politically connected individuals—have infiltrated law enforcement and government […]

September 19, 2025 22

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Madlanga Commission | Mkhwanazi: Law enforcement bent rules for Matlala

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has revealed that some of the vehicles used by controversial businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala for personal use, are registered to the Ekurhuleni municipality. Testifying on Thursday, Mkhwanazi said Matlala has long enjoyed undue privilege from law enforcement, with Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi allegedly registering the vehicles on his behalf and fitting them with municipal blue lights. As he concluded […]

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