National Dialogue figures say government must be ready to answer tough questions on police corruption
This follows recent explosive allegations by KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of a corrupt syndicate within the top brass of the country's security cluster.
The allegations were once again the topic on Friday as President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the National Dialogue Eminent Persons Group.
READ: Ramaphosa asks National Dialogue Eminent Persons Group to be critical in its work
This is a group of high-profile South Africans who have been tasked with promoting the dialogue.
One of the members, former Democratic Alliance (DA) member of parliament, Lindiwe Mazibuko, said all matters must be on the table.
'There is no situation which we can shy away from the real issues, including criminal justice system so yes we talked about everything and I do think it's going to form an important part of the discussion, but we wait to hear from the President on Sunday.'
Gift of the Givers founder Imtiaz Sooliman said he met with Mkhwanazi today to give him his support.
'One of the things I was going to raise, - we can't do that in the first meeting of the national dialogue - is these are the kind of matters as members of the eminent persons group we can bring up to government and say, you need to deal fairly with this policeman, are you listening to him. The call I made is for the president to call him personally and get his side of the story.'
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