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The Herald
16-07-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
‘I know things': McKenzie says he'd testify in SAPS commission of inquiry
Sport, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie has thrown his weight behind President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to establish a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption in the SA Police Service (SAPS). On Sunday, Ramaphosa announced the commission, chaired by acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, will be established to investigate allegations of political interference in the police service by senior law enforcement officials, including police minister Senzo Mchunu. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, McKenzie said he'd be willing to testify if asked. 'I'm going to testify at the commission because I know things,' he said. 'If they call me, I'm going. There are guns in the Western Cape that are killing our people. 'This one is not about getting your popcorn ready, it's about getting the popcorn factory ready because of the corruption that is going to come out of there. Every gang boss of every cartel in the world, you always hear they are arrested in South Africa, they are here. What are these people doing here?'
Bloomberg
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
South Africa President Places Police Minister on Special Leave
South Africa's president placed the nation's police minister, who's been accused of sabotaging a probe into political killings in the crime-ridden country, on leave. The suspension of Senzo Mchunu signals a push for accountability by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who's faced growing criticism by the opposition and parties within his coalition government for failing to act against officials accused of wrongdoing. It also shows an intent to restore public trust in the nation's law-enforcement agencies and fulfill an election pledge to clamp down on state corruption.
