MK Party throws weight behind Mkhwanazi ahead of SAPS corruption inquiry

JOHANNESBURG - The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has thrown its weight behind KwaZulu-Natal’s top cop, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, ahead of an inquiry into corruption at the South African Police Service (SAPS).

The inquiry came as a result of Mkhwanazi’s bombshell media briefing earlier in July, where he alleged there were criminal syndicates within the country’s law enforcement agencies.

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On Monday, the MK Party held a march in Johannesburg to show support for Mkhwanazi.

Mkhwanazi has been out of the public eye since his controversial media briefing on 6 July.

The people he implicated, including Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, have rubbished his claims as wild speculation.

MK Party Gauteng spokesperson Abel Tau said Mkhwanazi would not risk his life and career just to speculate.

“If we don’t stand up as citizens of this country now and take the opportunity to put a clear marker between us and those who are against society, it will never come again an opportunity like that.”

Following its two “Hands Off Mkhwanazi” marches in Johannesburg and Durban on Monday, the MK Party is having another one in Cape Town on Tuesday.

The party has another one planned for Friday at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where it promises to bring Gauteng to a standstill.