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Vol 66 No 15

Published 25th July 2025


South Africa

Unity government shaken as police chief blows the whistle

After explosive claims of cartel-backed infiltration, Ramaphosa suspended key officials and launched a judicial inquiry but risks losing control of the coalition

On 6 July, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya of colluding with criminal elements to suppress 121 investigations led by a special unit probing political killings. Both men have since been placed on special leave with full pay – and African National Congress (ANC) veteran Firoz Cachalia has been appointed acting Minister of Police.

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