Mkhwanazi urges public to donate funds to SAPS Education Trust, not to him directly
This comes after an X (formerly Twitter) user launched a crowdfunding campaign to show appreciation for Mkhwanazi.
So far, R44 074 has been raised on BackaBuddy.
The campaign gained traction after Mkhwanazi's explosive allegations last month at a press conference, where he made damning claims about the inner workings of the country's security cluster.
These included allegations that now-suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu was involved in criminal syndicates, interfered in politically motivated murder investigations, and lied to Parliament under oath.
Mchunu denied the allegations and said he had nothing to hide.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an inquiry, led by Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, to investigate the allegations.
Professor Firoz Cachalia has been serving as police minister since 1 August, pending the outcome of the inquiry.
Mkhwanazi said: 'I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the X.com user who came up with the initiative to raise funds in support of the work that police are doing to keep criminals at bay.'
He continued:
Although this original idea, supported by those who contributed the money, was to buy cows for myself, I appreciate the gesture and the thoughts of goodwill behind the idea of contributing money. I'm a civil servant, and the public already thanks me enough through the salary that I receive every month.
He stressed that public servants were already fairly compensated through taxpayers' money.
'I'm privileged to have been one of those chosen few to serve and protect the people of South Africa through my role as a police officer. I therefore would like to thank the public for their support. I would like to ask those who donated the money to please deposit the money into the South African Police Educational Trust.'
The SAPS Education Trust supports the educational needs of children of police officers who died in the line of duty.
'Every year, we gather in a Union building in Pretoria where we commemorate the members who died in the line of duty. A majority of these members died at a very young age and in the very junior ranks. And therefore, they have not contributed that much in terms of their pension, leaving behind the children who need support from us.
'The South African Police Service Education Trust Fund takes care of these children by contributing to their educational needs. And we have already seen some of these children who have graduated as a result of the support of this fund,' he said.
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