Ramaphosa's crucial meeting with Mchunu and Mkhwanazi: What to expect on Sunday
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet Mchunu on Friday for a full comprehensive report over the commissioner’s allegations. KZN Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has arrived in Johannesburg for the alleged meeting.
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“You will have to wait for Sunday.”
That is what President Cyril Ramaphosa told journalists when asked about his decision on Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, following the explosive claims made by KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Amid growing scrutiny, President Cyril Ramaphosa has scheduled an address for Sunday at 7pm.
Ramaphosa is expected to meet Mchunu on Friday for a full comprehensive report over the commissioner’s allegations. Mkhwanazi has arrived in Johannesburg for the alleged meeting, sources told IOL.
This was also revealed by Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, on Thursday that government officials involved in alleged corruption and political interference in SAPS would meet the president.
“[President] is currently meeting with all who are affected, and he’ll address the nation as he said. So, let’s allow him to finalise those proposals.
“We know everyone in the country wants to know the way forward, but I think it’s the prerogative of the president to have the first bite on that,” Mashatile told journalists on the sidelines of the late former deputy president, David Mabuza’s memorial service.
Some of the allegations included drug cartels and influential business interests.
Mchunu has since refuted the allegations made by the provincial commissioner.
However, this week, he reversed his previous stance on his association with businessman Brown Mogotsi.
After initially denying any knowledge of Mogotsi, Mchunu has now acknowledged—four months later—that he does know him, although he described their relationship as limited to ‘comradeship.
During a parliamentary session in March, Mchunu had firmly denied any connection, stating unequivocally in response to questions from the Police Portfolio Committee, “I don’t know this person,” about Mogotsi.
Political parties have called on Ramaphosa to act swiftly on the matter, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) urging him to act the same way he did with one of their own, Andrew Whitfield.
Whitfield was expelled after an unauthorised trip.
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