A highly respected police officer, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has shaken South Africa’s government with explosive allegations that organized crime groups have penetrated the upper echelons of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration.
Mkhwanazi, dressed in military-like uniform and surrounded by masked police officers with automatic weapons, called a press conference to accuse Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of having ties to criminal gangs.
He also alleged that Mchunu had closed down an elite unit investigating political murders after it uncovered a drug cartel with tentacles in the business sector, prison department, prosecution service, and judiciary.
The allegations have sparked widespread public support for Mkhwanazi, with #HandsoffNhlanhlaMkhwanazi trending on social media, and many seeing him as a brave and selfless officer who cannot be captured by a corrupt political and business elite.
