DJ Warras Makes Damning Allegations Against Durban Police, Slams Ramaphosa’s Mkhwanazi Response

• DJ Warras claimed that some police officers in Durban are on the payroll of criminals and drug dealers
• He raised tough questions regarding the sudden success of the police in solving cold cases, such as the murder of DJ Sumbody
• Nota Baloyi responded by accusing Warras of lying, while others criticised Warras for focusing on foreigners

TV and radio star DJ Warras has accused the police in Durban of corruption and criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to the allegations made by General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Warras’s comments sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some accusing him of pushing an agenda.

Since General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s bombshell press briefing, South Africans, including DJ Warras, have spoken out against crime in the country. On the latest episode of Podcast Party SA, which aired on Thursday, 24 July 2025, DJ Warras made damning claims against the police in Durban.

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DJ Warras accuses Durban police of corruption

In a clip shared on Friday, 25 July 2025, by social media user @ThisIsColbert on X, the former Gagasi FM host suggested that the police in the coastal city are paid off by criminals to look the other way. He then praised General Mkhwanazi and his team for not tolerating bribes.

“If you've been to Durban and you go to Point, it's been overrun, heavy Nigerian presence, well known that there's drugs that move there, well known that there's other crimes that those police that we spoke about that are on the levels E and D are well paid by these guys to leave them alone. That's why that crime is allowed to continue. The way it continues here comes from Mkhwanazi and his squad of guys who know they've got the backup of a commissioner like him. When they come in there, there's no talk of bribes. There's no talk of we'll pay you to go away. They clean up,” he said.

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DJ Warras criticises Ramaphosa's response to General Mkhwanazi

Warras also criticised President Ramaphosa for setting up a commission of inquiry to probe the allegations made against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, instead of acting decisively.

“The man is saying he's got the WhatsApp conversations between him and this individual and the answer by Number 1 and our government is, ‘Let us discuss it over the next six months.’ What the hell? And now in the last six days, that matter has turned into murderers we couldn't catch for years, couldn't find these people. We had no idea who shot [DJ] Sumbody. We had no idea who performed this hit that hit. These people have three or four of them have been arrested in the last week. Did they just happen upon this information, like all of it? You know, did police really get good at doing their jobs in the last 6 days? I refuse to believe,” Warras said.

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Netizens weigh in on DJ Warras's damning claims

In the comments, outspoken podcast host Nota Baloyi accused DJ Warras of lying and claimed that the police were the real criminals. Another social media user accused Warras of being selective by blaming only foreigners for crime.

Here are the comments:

@lavidaNOTA argued:

“False, the drug lords are supplied drugs by the police on consignment. Only the police can retrieve the drugs from the ports. Warras is running cover for the security industry because that’s where he works; he must declare this before making such allegations!”

@LugileK highlighted:

“Always mentioning foreign nationals, but they refuse to acknowledge that we have local people who are drug lords, and they are even in government. Useless people.”

DJ Warras reacts to corruption allegations against General Mkhwanazi

Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that DJ Warras reacted to the corruption allegations against General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

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These allegations surfaced after Mkhwanazi's explosive press briefing. A local news publication reported that Mkhwanazi and Fannie Masemola are at the centre of a R6.7 million corruption scandal.

Taking to X, Warras called the reports the beginning of a smear campaign.

DJ Warras expresses disappointment over Johannesburg’s state in photo

In similar news, Briefly News reported that DJ Warras, whose real name is Warrick Stock, shared a picture of himself standing in the city's streets and stated to the public that he loved the area, to which he moved as a teenager. However, he had more to say about Johannesburg's state, writing in the caption of his post:

"So sad to see how it’s being destroyed by people who don’t give a f*ck about preserving it."

Source: Briefly News