Committee push for tougher police safeguards after Senzo Mchunu’s PKTT directive - IOL
Political parties have agreed to strengthen measure in the procurement process for SAPS to prevent further uninformed decisions.
Political parties in Parliament are pushing for tougher safeguards on police decision-making and procurement, following Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s directive to disband the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) on December 31, 2024.
The demand emerged as the Ad Hoc Committee on police corruption continued debating its draft report, with members backing reforms aimed at preventing executive decisions from disrupting policing structures.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) proposed legislative and policy safeguards to prevent similar decisions from being taken in the future.
Committee members said Mchunu’s directive raised concerns about the processes governing decisions that affect policing operations and the need for stronger protections.
The committee has also called for an investigation into allegations that organised criminal interests have infiltrated the prosecution system.
Political parties support a recommendation that the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) report to Parliament’s Justice Portfolio Committee on how the allegations will be investigated.
Committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane read out the African National Congress (ANC)’s submission on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) during Thursday night’s deliberations.
“The ANC submitted that the NDPP should provide a confidential report to the Portfolio Committee on Justice concerning allegations that organised criminal interests may have compromised prosecutions,” Lekganyane said.
The ANC said the report should detail the process followed to investigate the allegations and the measures taken to protect prosecutions that may have been affected.
It also said sensitive information should be provided through the legally authorised Intelligence Oversight Committee.
Mchunu has been placed on special leave since July, 2025.
