Mkhwanazi allegations: Some Joburg residents say more people in power should be held accountable
Speaking to EWN, these Joburg residents said that KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi was a prime example of how bold leaders should act when fighting corruption.
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - With debates continuing regarding the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, some Joburg residents say more people in power should be held accountable.
At the weekend, Mkhwanazi held a press briefing in Durban, where several damning allegations were made against high-ranking police officials.
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Speaking to EWN, these Joburg residents said that Mkhwanazi was a prime example of how bold leaders should act when fighting corruption.
"Theres Cat, Vuskat Matlala, there's Brown Mogotsi, versus political killings task team, which Mkhwanazi is working on day and night in KZN. But there are people who are covering up from firearms to evidence dockets - they seem to just disappear in the thin air," one resident said.
"There's always someone who's sitting at the higher up, who's trying to suppress or who's trying to sway the decision of whatever action has to be taken with regards to the criminal syndicates that are all over, basically all over, not just KZN, but they're pretty much are terrorising everyone, be you are based in Joburg or KZN," another resident said.
"I think it's a bit concerning considering the fact that he is the national police thingy in South Africa. For me, what comes to mind when the whole thing is mentioned is what could stir up because of that, as in like a whole war between the police commissioner Mkhwanazi and whoever he may be protecting, the other guy, in terms of like people that are connected politically," added a resident.
Meanwhile, some quarters have critised Mkhwanazi for the way he handled the matter.
They have argued that as members wearing the same badge and fighting for the same country, the matter could have been addressed more formally.