MK Party takes battle against Cachalia to the High Court
The party is also challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to establish a commission of inquiry into alleged corruption, collusion and political interference within the police service.
Police Minister Firoz Cachalia after his swearing-in as the acting minister of police at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 1 August 2025. Picture: Simphiwe Nkosi/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - After being shown the door by the Constitutional Court last month, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is taking its battle against the newly-appointed police Minister Firoz Cachalia to the High Court.
It has filed an urgent case in the North Gauteng Division seeking to have Cachalia’s appointment declared unconstitutional and invalid.
The party is also challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to establish a commission of inquiry into alleged corruption, collusion and political interference within the police service.
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Similar to the case it lodged when it was denied direct access to the Constitutional Court, the MK Party is now asking the High Court to review the decisions taken by Ramaphosa when he decided to put Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave.
It followed claims by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that Mchunu was allegedly colluding with a criminal network that has infiltrated the South African Police Service (SAPS).
On 1 August 2025, Cachalia was sworn into office to act in Mchunu’s place, a move the MK Party also believes is unconstitutional.
The party is now asking the High Court to consider these decisions, to find them illegal, invalid and inconsistent with the Constitution, and to set them aside.
It’s asked the court to enrol the matter for its first hearing on 26 August 2025.