Juanita du Preez: Officers in Uniform v/s Ministers in Suits… death, illness, threats

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Top officers in uniform are drawing the battle lines between the execution of their duties and political interference by the ministers in suits. Action Society’s Juanita Du Preez talks to Chris Steyn about Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa dying in an apparent suicide before he could answer for his role in Police Capture; Crime Intelligence boss General Dumisani Khumalo's revelations about the Big 5 crime cartel and their links to African National Congress (ANC) politics and payments to delegates before suddenly taking too ill to continue testifying; the strong backing National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has given whistleblowing General Nhanhla Mkhwanazi; increasing pressure on former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu now on special leave; and Advocate Terry Motau abruptly quitting as evidence leader at the Madlanga Commission as “various people are getting threats..." Du Preez also comments on President Cyril Ramaphosa being accused of shielding his nephew from a previous marriage, Morgan Hongwani Maumela, implicated in the R2 billion Tembisa Hospital scandal; and Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema being found guilty on firearm charges and facing up to 15 years in jail.
2 Oct 2025 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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