Also known as: Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi · Provincial Commissioner Mkhwanazi · KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi · KZN police commissioner general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi · General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi · KZN Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi · Lt General Mkwanazi · KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
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The Namibian
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged various plots to disrupt investigations into a criminal syndicate
“KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has alleged various plots to ultimately disrupt investigations into a criminal syndicate in South Africa.”
Mkhwanazi alleges SA’s new capture — malicious corruption-busters and classified intelligence leaksThe Namibian
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged Idac has malicious structure used as weapon to disrupt criminal justice operations
“He alleged: "There is activities that are happening in the Idac that are not in line with what the purpose of the formation of the entity is, and that there are two structures in Idac. "There's a good structure that is dealing with the Zondo Commission [that previously investigated State Capture] and there's another structure that is malicious that is used as a weapon to further disrupt the criminal justice operations."”
Mkhwanazi alleges SA’s new capture — malicious corruption-busters and classified intelligence leaksThe Namibian
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi testified that someone influenced Mchunu to disband the PKTT
“"Someone influenced the minister to do this," Mkhwanazi said.”
‘Someone influenced’ Senzo Mchunu to disband Political Killings Task Team, Mkhwanazi tells commissionThe Namibian
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya directed removal of 121 case dockets from political killings task team
“A presentation provided during Mkhwanazi's press conference said that on 26 March this year, Sibiya, acting on Mchunu's instruction, had directed that "121 case dockets under investigation" be removed from the team.”
‘Jumping the gun on political murder dockets’ — Ramaphosa, Cachalia rebuke MasemolaThe Namibian
Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, KwaZulu-Natal's police commissioner made public appearance and announced claims against now-suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu
“the way in which KwaZulu-Natal's police commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, made his public appearance when he announced his claims against the now-suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is incredibly revealing.”
Why Ramaphosa should fire General Rudzani Maphwanya nowThe Namibian
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi claimed a drug cartel in Gauteng was controlling a criminal syndicate extending into police, government and judiciary
“Mkhwanazi claimed that a drug cartel in Gauteng was controlling a high-level criminal syndicate that extended into the South African Police Service, the Police Ministry, Parliament, official prison structures, the judiciary and other law-enforcing authorities.”
Timeline of commission of inquiry into Mkhwanazi’s allegations is ‘quite tight’, says Justice MadlangaMakashule Gana, a Rise Mzansi MP, has been elected chairperson of Parliament's Section 89 impeachment committee, which will decide President Cyril Ramaphosa's future. The committee includes prominent MPs from multiple parties, including EFF leader Julius Malema, DA representatives, MK leader John Hlophe, BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane, and ActionSA's Lerato Ngobeni.
2 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Makashule Gana, a Rise Mzansi MP, has been elected chairperson of Parliament's Section 89 impeachment committee, which will decide President Cyril Ramaphosa's future. The committee includes prominent MPs from multiple parties, including EFF leader Julius Malema, DA representatives, MK leader John Hlophe, BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane, and ActionSA's Lerato Ngobeni.
2 June 2026 · The Namibian →
Two high-ranking South African Police Service generals, Feroz Khan and Ebrahim Kadwa, have been arrested for alleged illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals. They are among 15 senior police officers scheduled to appear in Gauteng courts this week.
11 May 2026 · The Namibian →
National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams is to appear in Pinetown Magistrates' Court on 7 May on charges of fraud and defeating or obstructing the course of justice, related to his alleged interference in the investigation into former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa's 2017 assassination. Adams was arrested on 5 May after allegedly obtaining an affidavit from a murder accused during a prison visit in January 2025.
7 May 2026 · The Namibian →
A R200-million cocaine consignment seized in June 2021 was stolen from a Hawks building in KwaZulu-Natal months later; Major General Hendrik Flynn testified to the Madlanga Commission that the sequence of events—including the building's lack of alarm system and security—was "by design" rather than coincidence.
6 May 2026 · The Namibian →
President Cyril Ramaphosa must decide whether to suspend or place on leave National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, who faces criminal charges tied to a dubiously awarded police tender worth R360-million. The decision comes as SAPS fractures over rival claims of cartel infiltration and corruption among senior officers.
23 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's court appearance and testimony at the Madlanga Commission reveals how tender kingpins like Edwin Sodi cultivate political insiders through access and luxury to capture the state from within. The case demonstrates a pattern of patronage networks and state capture similar to previous scandals, with Matlala allegedly developing connections to high-ranking politicians before his arrest on fraud and corruption charges related to a R360-million police tender.
26 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Major general Richard Shibiri, the SAPS head of organised crime, testified at the Madlanga Commission about how criminal syndicates infiltrate police, but now faces damning allegations that he himself accepted a R70,000 loan from an organised crime accused in September 2024. The case underscores widespread institutional compromise and systemic vulnerabilities in South Africa's criminal justice system.
13 March 2026 · The Namibian →
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry heard evidence that Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya invited a tender kingpin to his son's engagement party and may have received favours including livestock restocking, contradicting his earlier denials of a close relationship. WhatsApp messages and testimony revealed multiple high-ranking police officers' connections to the accused tenderpreneur, who held over R300-million in police tenders.
24 February 2026 · The Namibian →
An undercover Crime Intelligence officer testified at the Madlanga Commission that senior officials in the agency were involved in the 2017 murder of former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa, and alleged that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu attempted to persuade him to lie about the case.
27 January 2026 · The Namibian →
South Africa's Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo told Parliament that criminal cartels thrive through proximity to politicians, law enforcement, and business leaders, alleging that nearly all SAPS officers in Gauteng work for a cartel and that police have offered protection to syndicate members for a fee.
16 January 2026 · The Namibian →