The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called on Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka to urgently investigate what it alleges is a calculated abuse of state power by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, in connection with the sudden collapse of a specialised police unit investigating politically motivated killings. ATM Member of Parliament Vuyo Zungula has submitted a formal complaint to Gcaleka, requesting a full-scale probe into the Minister’s alleged interference in criminal investigations and unlawful disbanding of the Political Killings Task Team -…

Pressure is mounting on Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to take a leave of absence as political parties, civil society organisations, and ordinary South Africans rally behind calls for accountability following bombshell allegations of corruption and political interference in the South African Police Service (SAPS). KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi set the nation alight on Sunday, 6 July, when he accused Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, of actively obstructing high-profile criminal investigations—most notably by…

South Africans have taken to social media to demand swift action from President Cyril Ramaphosa after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, made explosive allegations implicating senior police officials in corruption and political interference. The bombshell claims, made during a media briefing on Sunday, 6 July 2025, have rocked the nation and triggered calls for immediate investigations and accountability at the highest levels of government. Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack…

The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, has promised that the South African Police Service (SAPS) will act swiftly against the water tanker mafia after it allegedly threatened the Gift of the Givers from providing humanitarian water services to the victims of the Eastern Cape floods in Mthatha. This was after, over the weekend, the OR Tambo district municipality reported that the local water tanker mafia allegedly wanted to force out the humanitarian organisation and take over the provision of emergency…

In a dramatic turn of events, police have confirmed that Philangenkosi Sibongokuhle Makhanya, the main suspect in the brutal murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, has been shot and killed in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe announced the news early Friday morning. “The main suspect in the Olorato Mongale murder case has been shot and killed in Durban, KZN. Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is on the scene.” The shooting reportedly took place during a high-stakes operation as police closed…

The latest fourth quarter crime statistics report has placed the Thohoyandou Policing area in Limpopo as the number hot spot for rape in South Africa. While the level of contact crimes in Limpopo have decreased, between January and March 2025, Thohoyandou station has recorded 85 rape cases, making it the highest station with reported sexual offences and rape. The Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson for Transport and Community Safety Marie Helm says they are concerned that the station is the only…

The Minister of Police in South Africa has joined the chorus of those shooting down white genocide claims by US President Donald Trump. Minister Senzo Mchunu says while his country has respect for the American people and its president, Trump, the claims of genocide are completely off the mark. Mchunu made this remark before releasing the latest crime stats in Pretoria this morning where he admitted that the country is facing a crime crisis, but said it is not one…

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has given KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi until 19 March 2025 to submit a sworn statement regarding an investigation against him. Mkhwanazi is alleged to have defeated the ends of justice by preventing the arrest of a senior Westville prison official accused of selling drugs. The alleged incident took place in Richards Bay in 2023. The IPID also made a U-turn on its earlier statement that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu requested…

The South African government has reasserted its authority over illegal miners and vowed to escalate its crackdown, saying they are criminal elements who took over and used abandoned mines to perpetrate crime.  President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration has refused to back down on its demands that hundreds of illegal miners holed up in a disused mine in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp in the West resurface and surrender themselves or face starvation underground.  On Thursday, national police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe insisted that…