Overview

• Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleges that Minister Senzo Mchunu seized task team dockets to obstruct probes and protect politically connected suspects.
• Senzo Mchunu has denied the allegations as baseless insinuations made without evidence or due process.
• President Cyril Ramaphosa described the accusations as a grave national security concern and said safeguarding the integrity of security services is now a top priority.
• The Democratic Alliance and other opposition parties have demanded an urgent parliamentary debate on police corruption along with suspensions and an independent commission of inquiry.
• Since its establishment in 2018, the Political Killings Task Team investigated over 600 cases, arrested 436 suspects and recovered 156 firearms before being frozen.