@MbuyiseniNdlozi A Commission can’t find anyone guilty either, nor powers to suspend anyone let alone prosecute them. It’s an expensive way of parking the issue.
MEDIA STATEMENT
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 by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS). This decision comes in light of the announcement by His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, that a Judicial Commission of Inquiry, to be chaired by Acting Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga will be established.
Minister Mchunu has welcomed the decision and expressed his full support for the process.
"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.”
The danger of letting ordinary citizens think they can wield guns agains abantu under the guise of protecting “their” neighborhoods is unimaginable. Your president does not speak directly to this when white people&indians do it in SA. It’s fucking unreal to be umuntu in SA!
People have still not learned that explaining the factors behind *why* something is happening is not the same thing as saying that what is happening is a good thing. You can understand why the lootings are happening while understanding the repercussions of them will be bad
@RediTlhabi Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. But also middle class who are outraged by the gall of these looters. Why?Because it's not the kind that we've resigned ourselves to accept. NOW because we can't buy bread, we hate looting. It's been anarchy for years. We have been complacent enablers
What is completely jarring is ANC leaders, who have been in cabinet & government for DECADES, tweeting about this chaos as though it began this weekend..as if years of looting & neglect of the economy, education, police, army, health, SOEs has NOTHING to do with them. The liver!
Taxis are not part of the ongoing protests. Any taxi found involved in the looting or transporting looters and stolen goods must be reported. Our number is 073 356 8500
My family in Durban is armed to the teeth. The hood is out in force. Patrolling all night to protect their families because the police isn't their to protect them. May they be safe.
Bheki Cele is contradicting reality. He says law enforcement officers have been using intelligence to 'respond with speed to hotspots'. He also says police are making sure the violence doesn't escalate. 👀Is he watching the same news we are? mxm #eNCA#looting#ProtectSouthAfrica
Mahikeng was looted in 93/94. It took decades for it to recover. I’ve seen this movie before and I have no patience for anyone trying to rationalise this rubbish.