By Johnathan Paoli
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that he remains troubled by the decision to disband the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).
“I could not understand exactly what the reasons were for the disbandment of the task team. Political killings are ongoing and likely to worsen before the elections. The country needs a clear, coordinated strategy to fight organised crime,” Cachalia told the committee on Wednesday.
Cachalia assumed office in August after Police Minister Senzo Mchunu was placed on special leave.
The committee is probing allegations of political interference, criminal infiltration, and corruption within the South African Police Service (SAPS), following explosive claims made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at a July press briefing.
Evidence leader Advocate Norman Arendse (SC) started proceedings on Wednesday by noting that Cachalia had been thrown into the deep end of a volatile political and
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