Overview
- Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli publicly backed Lt‑Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi after meeting National Commissioner Fannie Masemola to discuss his future.
- Mkhwanazi’s current contract is reported to expire on March 30, 2026.
- Ntuli credited Mkhwanazi’s tenure with intensifying intelligence‑led operations against political killings, organised crime, and extortion in KwaZulu‑Natal.
- Mkhwanazi’s July 6, 2025 briefing alleged interference by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, including claims a political killings task team was disbanded.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa established the Madlanga Commission and Parliament set up an ad hoc committee to examine the allegations, and Mchunu remains on special leave.