Ramaphosa suspends police minister amid corruption allegations

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Ramaphosa suspends police minister amid corruption allegations  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following allegations made by General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, a top police official. Mkhwanazi accused Mchunu of interfering in sensitive investigations and colluding with criminals.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/07/14/ramaphosa-suspends-police-minister-amid-corruption-allegations  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00South Africa's president Sarah Marikosa suspends police chief Senzo Michonu

00:05the move following explosive claims from top police general Nklankamu Kwanase

00:11accusing Michonu and deputy commissioner Shadrach Sabia of meddling in

00:16sensitive investigations and colluding with criminal syndicates. In order for

00:20the Commission to execute its functions effectively I have decided to put the

00:26minister of police Mr Senzo Michonu on leave of absence with immediate effect the

00:33minister has undertaken to give his full cooperation to the Commission to enable

00:38it to work properly I've decided to appoint professor Feroz Kachalia as acting

00:47minister of police. Mkwanase also alleges Michonu and Sabia disbanded a key unit

00:53probing political killings linked to criminals. The Commission will

00:57investigate the role of current or former senior officials in certain

01:03institutions who may have aided or abetted the alleged criminal activity or

01:09failed to act on credible intelligence or internal warnings or benefited

01:16financially or politically from a syndicate's operations. These institutions are the South

01:24African Police Service, the National Prosecuting Authority, State Security Agency, the

01:32Judiciary and the Magistracy and the Metropolitan Police Departments of Johannesburg,

01:39the National Prosecuting Authority.

01:42Ramaphosa has faced backlash from opposition parties who have slammed him for

01:47placing Michonu on leave instead of firing him outright.

01:49of firing him outright.

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