Juanita Du Preez - We don’t know who to trust: Mkhwanazi, Mchunu, Mogotsi…

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As the crisis in the South African Police Ministry and the Police Service is deepening, Juanita Du Preez of Action Society tells BizNews “We don't know who to trust.” She gives her take on all the latest drama: Brian Mogotsi, the alleged associate of the Police Minister and well-known campaigner for the Cyril Ramaphosa presidency, claiming he is actually an undercover cop; Police Minister Senzo Mchunu - who is supposed to be on special leave - being on the African National Congress campaign trail and reminding black generals in the police that they were appointed by his party; the incoming Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, seemingly taking a swipe at whistleblower General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi by saying that giving the police license to kill is not the answer to dealing with crime; and rumours that the general himself was on the brink of arrest by IPID, and that the Political Killings Task Team wanted to arrest the Minister and the Deputy National Commissioner… “…there are disinformation campaigns running as we speak because people have to cover their backs…if the rot didn't start at the top, then there wouldn't have been a need for for all these rumours to to swirl around…having an inquiry…where everybody gets to cover their tracks and create new alliances is not the way to solve it.”
21 Jul 2025 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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