KZN top cop Mkhwanazi’s contract renewed for another five years

By Johnathan Paoli

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has confirmed that Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s contract has been officially renewed, ending uncertainty over the future of KZN’s top cop ahead of the expiry of his current term at the end of March. Mkhwanazi is 53.

Speaking on the sidelines of a crime-fighting imbizo in Caluza, Pietermaritzburg, on Saturday, Ntuli said all formal processes between his office and national police leadership had now been concluded.

“On the issue of the contract renewal of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, it has been renewed. The national commissioner has written to me, and I have also given concurrence formally and officially. So I do not see an issue regarding that,” he added.

SAPS also confirmed the renewal, with spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe saying Mkhwanazi had been reappointed for a five-year fixed-term contract.

“[National Police Commissioner General Fannie] Masemola has wished Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi well