South African President Faces New Crisis Over Police Allegations
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the police commissioner in KwaZulu-Natal province, said Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior national police officials in March seized dockets with information on political killings and effectively froze the probes. He questioned the motives behind what he said were Mchunu's plans to disband a task team established to look into the deaths.
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Yahoo
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Victims of July 6 Portage County shooting identified as husband & wife; suspect in custody
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