Alpha Ramushwana18 July 2025 | 12:40

MK Party supporters march in Pretoria in support of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

The party is marching to the union buildings, where it plans to hand over a memorandum of demands.

MK Party supporters march in Pretoria in support of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

uMkhonto WeSizwe party deputy leader Dr. John Hlophe will lead the march to the Union Buildings on Friday 18 July 2025. Picture: Alpha Ramushwana/ EWN.

PRETORIA - Hundreds of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party supporters have started marching in the streets of Pretoria in support of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

The party is marching to the Union Buildings, where it plans to hand over a memorandum of demands.

Earlier in July, Mkhwanazi made shocking allegations, linking Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to the criminal infiltration of the police service.

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Hundreds of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party supporters took to the streets of Pretoria CBD in what they call the “Hands off Mkhwanazi” march.

Some protesters carried placards demanding the dismissal of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, while others called for the president to step down as the country’s number one.

Umkhonto weSizwe Gauteng spokesperson, Abel Tau, said the party wanted assurance that Mkhwanazi would not be persecuted.

"South Africans will feel betrayed, and they should be angry because this government has ensured that we worship mediocrity. When someone is excellent at what they do, they are targeted, pushed out and made out to be the odd one in society."

The party said any attempt to persecute Mkhwanazi would spark nationwide protests.