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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-09-10-mchunu-link-battle-splits-police-inquiry

Mchunu link battle splits police inquiry

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1101+ words) Parties clash over claims of influence, access and alleged ties to Matlala as MPs weigh the evidence The ANC and Patriotic Alliance (PA) have opposed the findings linking suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu to alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala....

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mg.co.za > politics > 2026-09-10-the-anc-politics-of-money

The ANC politics of money

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1039+ words) This week Mbalula said he wanted Dlamini-Zuma to retract her claim that he was seen dishing out money at the 2022 conference The court battle between ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula and the party's national executive committee member, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has…...

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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-09-10-unpacking-mkhwanazi-s-many-bail-applications

Unpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applications

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (593+ words) Julius Mkhwanazi's four arrests in separate criminal matters have raised questions about how previous arrests, pending charges and earlier bail grants are considered when an accused person returns to court seeking bail. The suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief…...

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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-09-08-ad-hoc-committee-at-loggerheads-over-mchunu-s-alleged-links-to-cartels

Ad hoc committee at loggerheads over Mchunu’s alleged links to cartels

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (750+ words) The ad hoc committee's draft report noted that the evidence presented did not establish a casual relationship between suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's directive to disband the PKTT and a corrupt agreement with criminal syndicates Parliament’s ad hoc committee is…...

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mg.co.za > politics > 2026-09-03-pay-up-or-go-mk-mpls-face-zuma-s-final-warning

‘Pay up or go’: MK MPLs face Zuma’s final warning

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (307+ words) The KwaZulu-Natal MPLs were given seven days to pay their party levies and warned that failure to settle the amounts would be taken by the party as their automatic resignation as public representatives of the party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party…...

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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-08-31-kzn-hawks-boss-says-mchunu-put-pressure-on-him-to-implicate-mkhwanazi-in-police-shootings

KZN Hawks boss says Mchunu put pressure on him to implicate Mkhwanazi in police shootings

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (664+ words) The Madlanga commission heard phone recordings, where an alleged associate of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu urged Hawks head Deenadayalan Govender to implicate KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of sanctioning 172 extra-judicial killings by the police Govender testified about a meeting…...

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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-08-26-matlala-denies-improper-links-to-former-kzn-hawks-head-senona

Matlala denies improper links to former KZN Hawks head Senona

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (853+ words) Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that documents shared with former KZN Hawks boss Lesetja Senona were not about asking for help but merely sharing events in his life to an associate Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala denied any improper corrupt…...

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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-08-25-matlala-denies-links-to-alleged-big-five-cartel-leaders-msibi-and-motsumi

Matlala denies links to alleged Big Five cartel leaders Msibi and Motsumi

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has continued to deny having links to alleged leaders of the Big Five cartel, telling the Madlanga Commission that although he knew Steven Motsumi and had known Jotham “Mswazi” Msibi, he never had a close relationship with…...

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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-08-25-cat-matlala-admits-connection-to-hangwani-maumela

Cat Matlala admits connection to Hangwani Maumela

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (738+ words) Although he claimed privilege against self-incrimination, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala was forced to answer questions about his relationship with Hangwani Morgan Maumela, accused of orchestrating the Tembisa Hospital procurement scandal Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has admitted to having a business relationship with…...

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mg.co.za > news > south-africa > 2026-08-24-matlala-remains-mum-on-police-connections

Matlala remains mum on police connections

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (839+ words) Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that he could not answer questions about his relationship with senior police officials as there were pending criminal cases in which he was a suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala refused to answer questions about…...