President to brief SA on KZN police commissioner's explosive claims
President Cyril Ramaphosa will brief the nation on national security matters on Sunday, the Presidency has announced.
'President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday, July 13, address the nation on developments arising from a public statement by KZN police commissioner [Lieutenant-General] Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that details allegations against senior political and South African Police Service leadership,' the Presidency said yesterday.
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Ramaphosa was attending a Brics summit in Brazil on Sunday, when Mkhwanazi outlined numerous allegations at a media briefing.
'The president undertook to attend to this development on his return from Brazil, in view of the implications for national security.
'President Ramaphosa has been seized with this matter in recent days and will, following various consultations, take the nation into his confidence at 19:00 on Sunday, July 13,' it said.
The president's message will be broadcast and streamed on various platforms. – SAnews.gov.za
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