Mkhwanazi Drops Bombshell: Political Killings Task Team Dismantled Just as It Closed in on Syndicates

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Was a high-level police task team shut down to protect political killers? That’s the explosive claim from KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who testified this week at the Madlanga Commission. Mkhwanazi revealed that after the team made breakthrough arrests in Gauteng, tying the murder of whistleblower Arman Swart to a broader criminal network - he received an unexpected letter disbanding the unit. He says the move came just as the team was zeroing in on key underworld figures. Was this political interference at the highest level? Phemelo gets the full picture from Kaya News Reporter Karinda Jagmohan.

18 Sep 5PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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