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ANC Keeps Mchunu on Party Duties as Police Minister Remains on Special Leave

Party policy requires a full step-aside only after formal charges.

Overview

  • The NEC said he will continue organisational work inside the party despite his offer to step aside from those roles, and it will revisit the stance if circumstances change.
  • Mchunu confirmed he surrendered his cellphone, laptop, tablet and two unused phones to SAPS under a lawful warrant and reiterated his denial of wrongdoing.
  • Parallel probes continue through the Madlanga Commission, Parliament’s ad hoc committee and the ANC Integrity Commission, with his commission testimony still pending.
  • A commission witness testified that businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala contributed about R500,000 to Mchunu’s campaign, a claim not adjudicated by the inquiry.
  • The allegations centre on KZN police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s assertions that Mchunu interfered in sensitive investigations and targeted the Political Killings Task Team, which Mchunu rejects.