Ian Cameron Slams Hawks for Raiding Influencer’s House Because of Senzo Mchunu Satirical Video

• The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, has criticised the Hawks for raiding a comedian's house
• This was after Anton Taylor's house was raided following a satirical video he posted about suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu
• South Africans also criticized Mchunu and the Hawks and accused Mchunu of abusing state resources

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE — The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, has called out the Hawks and suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu after the Hawks raided comedian Anton Taylor's house in Cape Town, Western Cape, for a satirical video about Mchunu on 19 June 2025.

According to News24, Taylor's house was raided, and his case was classified as a Crime Against the State. Mchunu, who was placed on leave on 13 July 2025, believed that Taylor was a journalist and that the claims he made against Mchunu would be taken seriously. Mchunu said that the allegations Taylor made in his satirical video could not be ignored.

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The Hawks' Captain Solomon Moloto said that the contents of the video were insulting, offensive, and humiliating. He said Taylor was being investigated for malicious communication, and after successfully applying for a search warrant, they raided his home in his absence.

What did Ian Cameron say?

Cameron shared Taylor's X tweet on his @IanCameron23 X account and said that the Hawks' raid on Taylor's house was one of the highest forms of political overreach and interference. He said that the conduct is North Korea-esque.

"It is an abuse of power that in itself should be considered criminal. The Hawks, as a specialised crime-fighting unit, should know better than to be weaponized against a citizen exercising free expression, "he said.

Read the X tweet here:

What did Anton Taylor say in the video?

In the video, Taylor pretends to be a foreign criminal. In a fake accent, he celebrates the investigation that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate launched against the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in March 2025. He adds that he bribed Mchunu with three prostitutes and a BMW and was unhappy that Mkhwanazi was taking action against criminals in KwaZulu-Natal.

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What did South Africans say?

Netizens commented on X and shared their views.

Ruan said:

"Someone's about to become a multi-millionaire via lawsuit."

Ryno J van Vuuren said:

"Just look at some of the ANC's closest foreign allies. They do stuff like this."

Finley said:

"Mchunu is desperate."

Darryn Grove said:

"The deck of cards is about to fall."

Pete Butons said:

"ANC is getting desperate. Expect more of this."

Mchunu welcomes Commission of Inquiry

In a related article, Briefly News reported that Mchunu welcomed the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry was established after Mkhwanazi alleged that a dug syndicate infiltrated he criminal justice system.

Mchunu spoke up and said that the Commission would allow him to prove his innocence. This was after Mkhwanazi linked him to the drug syndicate.

ANC slams Senzo Mchunu and Malusi Gigaba for statements against the party

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Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that the African National Congress (ANC) slammed National Executive Committee (NEC) members Senzo Mchunu and Dr Malusi Gigaba on 18 August 2025 for their recent perspectives on the party's condition.

The party's spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu, issued a statement condemning Gigaba and Mchunu's statements. In an interview published on 17 August, Gigaba, who is the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence, said that the NEC had lost its way and maintained that the party should have excluded the Democratic Alliance from the Government of National Unity, which was formed in June 2024 after the general elections.

Senzo Mchunu, who President Cyril Ramaphosa placed on special leave, said on 16 August 2025 in Ngwavuma, KwaZulu-Natal, that the party is on the verge of full collapse. He said that the 2026 local government elections will determine the party's fate.

Source: Briefly News