South Africa: It's ANC Business As Usual for Senzo Mchunu, Despite Being Put On Special Leave

15 July 2025
Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)

As South Africa grapples with explosive allegations of criminal syndicates and political meddling in the SAPS, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is yet to face any accountability from the ANC.As South Africa grapples with explosive allegations of criminal syndicates and political meddling in the SAPS, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is yet to face any accountability from the ANC.

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will continue attending parliamentary meetings and doing party work despite being placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

As an ordinary MP, Mchunu will continue to enjoy several benefits, including a monthly salary of about R100,000 and free flights.

On Tuesday, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula said that Mchunu remained an ordinary MP and would continue executing his duties as a senior member of the ANC. He is a member of various structures in the party, including the National Executive Committee (NEC), the party's highest decision-making body in between conferences, and the National Working Committee (NWC).

Mchunu did not attend the party's most recent NWC meeting on Monday, 14 June. Mbalula said it dealt with crucial issues, but Mchunu's was not among them.

"Comrade Senzo is a member of the NWC. He's a member of the NEC. There's no curtailment on those roads. We, in fact, expected him to attend the meeting yesterday, and he gave me an apology, and I told him that I need to...

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