Police nab robber in Muizenberg car chase
According to a report by CapeTownEtc, the incident unfolded at Sanderling Circle on Baden Powell Drive, opposite Sunrise Beach.
Video footage filmed from a nearby apartment balcony shows members of the South African Police Service surrounding the vehicle and arresting the suspect after it came to a stop, apparently due to extensive engine damage.
This is a developing story.
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Daily Maverick
5 hours ago
- Daily Maverick
Ramaphosa's cop ‘corruption' response — Mchunu on leave and judicial inquiry into spies and law enforcers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that a judicial commission of inquiry will probe the allegations that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Spies, prosecutors, magistrates and police officers. These are among the figures a judicial commission of inquiry will focus on following an unprecedented policing scandal that has exposed rival factions in South Africa's law enforcement arena. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the creation of the commission of inquiry during an address to the nation on Sunday. His speech came a week after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made a series of astounding accusations about fellow police officers and other state officials. Mkhwanazi's allegations included that: A high-level criminal syndicate is operating in South Africa, and it extends into the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Police Ministry, Parliament, official prison structures, the judiciary and other law-enforcing authorities. A drug cartel headquartered in Gauteng controls that syndicate. At the end of last year, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu issued a directive to disband the Political Killings Task Team to shield politically connected members of a criminal syndicate from prosecution. Mchunu was in cahoots with individuals including organised crime accused Vusi 'Cat' Matlala. Mchunu denied the accusations. Ramaphosa had not been able to deal with the matter sooner because he was in Brazil attending a BRICS summit. In his address on Sunday, Ramaphosa said: 'The allegations made … raise serious concerns around the Constitution, the rule of law and national security.' 'Infiltration of law enforcement' He announced the creation of a judicial commission of inquiry into Mkhwanazi's allegations. 'The commission will investigate allegations relating to the infiltration of law enforcement, intelligence and associated institutions within the criminal justice system by criminal syndicates,' said Ramaphosa. 'Among the allegations that the commission may investigate are the facilitation of organised crime; suppression or manipulation of investigations; inducement into criminal actions by law enforcement leadership; commission of any other criminal offences and intimidation, victimisation or targeted removal of whistleblowers or officials resisting criminal influence.' It would look into whether any members of the national executive overseeing the criminal justice system were complicit in criminal activity, as alleged by Mkhwanazi. 'The commission will be asked to report on the effectiveness or failure of oversight mechanisms, and the adequacy of current legislation, policies and institutional arrangements in preventing such infiltration,' said Ramaphosa. 'It will make findings and recommendations for criminal prosecutions, disciplinary actions and institutional reform.' Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga will chair the commission, assisted by advocates Sesi Baloyi SC and Sandile Khumalo SC. An interim report is expected in three months, and another in six months. Cachalia 'replaces' Mchunu Ramaphosa also announced on Sunday that Mchunu, appointed as police minister a year ago, had been placed on leave with immediate effect. Mchunu issued a statement late on Sunday, saying: 'I welcome and respect the President's decision and pledge my commitment to the process. 'Honour and integrity are the virtues I personally subscribe to and which we all need to make efforts to uphold. I stand ready to respond to the accusations against me and account to the citizens of the Republic, fully and honestly so.' MEDIA STATEMENT⁰ Date: 13 July 2025 MINISTER OF POLICE, MR SENZO MCHUNU, ACCEPTS AND SUPPORTS THE DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT The Minister of Police, Mr Senzo Mchunu, will be taking a leave of absence from his official duties following serious allegations levelled against him… — Senzo Mchunu (@Senzo_Mchunu_) July 13, 2025 A Cabinet minister will fill Mchunu's position until August, when Firoz Cachalia, the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council's chairperson and a former Gauteng community safety MEC, will take over. Cachalia will become acting police minister only in August because he is a professor of law at the University of the Witwatersrand, a position from which he is retiring at the end of this month. Spies, prosecutors, magistrates, cops Mkhwanazi's accusations, meanwhile, painted South Africa's criminal justice system as infested with corrupt officials. And Ramaphosa on Sunday, when outlining what exactly the judicial commission of inquiry would look into, referenced past and present state officials, ranging from spooks to prosecutors. 'The commission will investigate the role of current or former senior officials in certain institutions who may have aided or abetted the alleged criminal activity; failed to act on credible intelligence or internal warnings; or benefited financially or politically from a syndicate's operations,' he said. 'These institutions are the South African Police Service, National Prosecuting Authority, State Security Agency, the judiciary and magistracy, and the metropolitan police departments of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane.' This suggests that even state agents who operate mostly in secret could be investigated. As for members of metro police departments being focused on, this may directly link to what Mkhwanazi has alleged about a drug cartel headquartered in Gauteng. He said the cartel was importing drugs from South America and that these consignments often entered South Africa through the Port of Durban. In 2022, when responding to Daily Maverick inquiries about that trafficking route, the Hawks said: 'Police officers have previously been arrested in cocaine interceptions, particularly related to Durban. '[A] special task team has been assigned to conduct investigations which are ongoing and still sensitive.' The Hawks also said that officers from Johannesburg's Metropolitan Police Department and the SAPS had been identified in a major drug confiscation in that city and were under investigation. 'Cowardly' and 'slow' On Sunday evening, politicians and political parties reacted to Ramaphosa's announcements. The EFF was 'appalled' that Mchunu had merely been placed on leave, saying this was a 'cowardly deflection, designed to shield' Mchunu. The EFF's Statement on the Decision to Place Senzo Mchunu on Special Leave -This decision is not only illegal, it is also a flagrant abuse of state resources. It allows Senzo Mchunu to continue drawing a full ministerial salary under the guise of 'special leave', while the… — Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) July 13, 2025 The Good party said that while the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry was well-intentioned, the process was 'too slow, too cumbersome, too costly'. Parliament's police committee chairperson, Ian Cameron, said: 'Police capture is real. Parliament and SAPS leadership cannot wait for yet another long, expensive process while trust in policing collapses further. 'A commission is only as good as the will to act on its findings, and so far that track record is poor — maybe this can somehow be better?' He said the appointment of Cachalia as acting police minister was 'commendable.' ActionSA's Dereleen James said the party saw 'no logic in yet another commission of inquiry carrying out work that law enforcement and agencies like [the Independent Police Investigative Directorate] should be doing.' DM
The Star
9 hours ago
- The Star
Ramaphosa establishes commission of inquiry to investigate serious claims by top cop Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate serious corruption allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 'These allegations, if proven true, threaten to undermine public confidence in the ability of the South African Police Service to protect citizens and combat crime and corruption,' Ramaphosa said. Ramaphosa's address, delayed by 30 minutes, came a week after Mkhwanazi publicly accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of interfering in criminal investigations and protecting corrupt networks within law enforcement. Ramaphosa emphasised the need to safeguard the integrity of law enforcement as South Africans grapple with rising crime, including kidnappings, gender-based violence, and gang activity. Ramaphosa appointed Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to lead the inquiry, assisted by senior counsels Sesi Baloyi and Sandile Khumalo. He said the commission will investigate claims that criminal networks have infiltrated law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and other elements of the justice system. Areas of focus include the facilitation of organised crime, manipulation of investigations, and targeting of whistleblowers and officials. Ramaphosa said the commission will also investigate the possible involvement of current or former senior officials across SA Police Service (SAPS), the National Prosecuting Authority, the State Security Agency, the judiciary, and metro police departments in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane. Mkhwanazi alleged that Mchunu disbanded the Political Killings Task Team in KwaZulu-Natal in March, effectively shutting down 121 active dockets, many linked to politically motivated murders. He also claimed that investigations had exposed links between criminal syndicates and politicians, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, members of the judiciary, and businesspeople. Mkhwanazi, during his media briefing last week, presented WhatsApp messages, SAPS documents, and cellphone records that he said demonstrated coordinated efforts to dismantle the KZN task team. He implicated Mchunu's 'comrade' Brown Mogotsi in communicating with businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala, who had received a R360 million SAPS contract that has since been canceled. According to Mkhwanazi, the disbandment was 'a calculated move to shield a criminal syndicate embedded in law enforcement and politics.'
Eyewitness News
10 hours ago
- Eyewitness News
IN FULL: Ramaphosa's address regarding Mkhwanazi's allegations
My Fellow South Africans, I address you this evening on a matter that concerns the security of our country, the integrity of our law enforcement agencies and the safety of our people. Last Sunday, the 6th of July 2025, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service, held a media briefing in which he made public serious allegations about the existence and operation of a sophisticated criminal syndicate that has allegedly infiltrated law enforcement and intelligence structures in South Africa. Lt Gen Mkhwanazi alleged that the Minister of Police allegedly interfered with sensitive police investigations and colluded with business people, including a murder accused, to disband the Political Killings Task Team based in KwaZulu-Natal. Lt Gen Mkhwanazi also said that a police investigation by the task team in Gauteng unmasked a syndicate controlled by a drug cartel, which involves politicians, law enforcement officials from the SAPS, metro police and correctional services, prosecutors and the judiciary, as well as business people. The allegations made in this media briefing raise serious concerns around the constitution, the rule of law and national security. These allegations, if proven true, threaten to undermine the confidence of South Africans in the ability of the South African Police Service to protect them and to effectively fight crime and corruption. South Africans are concerned about corruption and the rise of criminality in our country, which manifests itself in the killing of innocent people, gender-based violence, gang violence, kidnappings, construction mafia criminality and many others. As we intensify the fight against crime, it is vital that we safeguard the integrity and credibility of the police and other law enforcement agencies. These allegations therefore call for an urgent and comprehensive investigation. To address these allegations and the implications of these allegations, I am establishing a judicial commission of inquiry chaired by Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. Justice Madlanga will be assisted by Advocate Sesi Baloyi SC and Advocate Sandile Khumalo SC. The Commission will investigate allegations relating to the infiltration of law enforcement, intelligence and associated institutions within the criminal justice system by criminal syndicates. Among the allegations that the Commission may investigate are the facilitation of organised crime; suppression or manipulation of investigations; inducement into criminal actions by law enforcement leadership; commission of any other criminal offences and intimidation, victimisation or targeted removal of whistleblowers or officials resisting criminal influence. The Commission will investigate the role of current or former senior officials in certain institutions who may have aided or abetted the alleged criminal activity; failed to act on credible intelligence or internal warnings; or benefited financially or politically from a syndicate's operations. These institutions are the South African Police Service, National Prosecuting Authority, State Security Agency, the Judiciary and Magistracy, and the metropolitan police departments of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane. The Commission will also investigate whether any members of the National Executive responsible for the criminal justice system, were complicit, aided and abetted, or participated in the acts mentioned above. The Commission will be asked to report on the effectiveness or failure of oversight mechanisms, and the adequacy of current legislation, policies and institutional arrangements in preventing such infiltration. It will make findings and recommendations for criminal prosecutions, disciplinary actions and institutional reform. Once established, the Commission shall consider prima facie evidence relating to the involvement of individuals currently employed within law enforcement or intelligence agencies. Where appropriate, the Commission must make recommendations on the employment status of such officials, including whether they should be suspended pending the outcome of further investigations. The Commission will have the power to refer matters for immediate criminal investigation and urgent decisions on prosecution, taking into account the nature of the allegations and evidence the Commission will uncover. It is critical that these matters be attended to with the necessary urgency and thoroughness. The Commission is expected to complete its work and submit a final report to the President. Interim reports are expected after 3 and 6 months respectively. The final report of the Commission will be sent to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chief Justice. Acting Deputy Chief Justice Madlanga is retiring from the Constitutional Court at the end of July 2025 after years of distinguished service, and will therefore be able to give his full time and attention to the work of this commission. In order for the Commission to execute its functions effectively, I have decided to put the Minister of Police Mr Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence with immediate effect. The Minister has undertaken to give his full cooperation to the Commission to enable it to do its work. I have decided to appoint Professor Firoz Cachalia as acting Minister of Police. Professor Cachalia is currently a professor of law at the University of the Witwatersrand and is the chairperson of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council. He previously served as an MEC of Community Safety in Gauteng. I am appointing Prof Cachalia in terms of Section 91(3)(c) of the Constitution, which empowers the President to select no more than two Ministers from outside the National Assembly. Professor Cachalia will be retiring from his current position at the University of Witwatersrand at the end of July. I will appoint an Acting Minister from within Cabinet until Professor Cachalia takes up his post at the beginning of August. This Commission is being established against the backdrop of significant progress in rebuilding and strengthening our country's law enforcement agencies and security services. In recent years, the South African Police Service, the Special Investigating Unit, the Asset Forfeiture Unit and other bodies have been making important inroads in the fight against organised crime and corruption. It is essential that we maintain this momentum and that we intensify this work. We will ensure that the SAPS and other law enforcement agencies continue to function without hindrance as the commission undertakes its work. I call on all members of our law enforcement agencies and security services to remain steadfast in upholding the rule of law and adhering to their code of conduct. I call on all South Africans to support the commission in its work and, where appropriate, to provide any information or assistance the commission may require. In establishing this Commission of Inquiry, we are affirming our commitment to the rule of law, to transparency and accountability, and to building a South Africa in which all people are safe and secure. I thank you.
