Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

DURBAN, South Africa- The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has strongly condemned KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for his remarks accusing certain journalists and media houses of pushing political agendas. During testimony before a Parliamentary Ad-Hoc Committee on Wednesday, Mkhwanazi called for the state security apparatus to conduct a counter-intelligence investigation against at least […]

PRETORIA, South Africa- National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has taken the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, where he began his testimony under oath on Monday. The hearings are being held at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Masemola is the second senior police official to testify before the commission, following KwaZulu-Natal Police […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- South Africa’s parliamentary ad hoc committee, tasked with investigating allegations of police corruption, expressed concerns on Wednesday about the timing of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s testimony, citing potential overlaps with the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The committee, probing claims of political interference and corruption within the South African Police Service […]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will take the stand as the first witness before a judicial commission investigating corruption and criminal influence in South Africa’s justice system on Monday. The inquiry, led by retired Constitutional Court Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, examines Mkhwanazi’s July 6 allegations that syndicates have infiltrated police, prosecutors, […]

A KwaZulu-Natal police constable has been suspended for allegedly wearing MK Party regalia and participating in political activities, provincial authorities said on Sunday. The officer from Ntambanana Police Station in King Cetshwayo District was withdrawn from operational duties pending a misconduct investigation. Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi ordered the immediate suspension after the constable […]