General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Says State Money Used To Build Wall Around Nathi Mthethwa’s House

• KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implicated the former Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa at the Ad Hoc Committee in Parliament
• Mkhwanazi was the first witness to testify during the proceedings, which were delayed, and he accused Mthethwa of abusing state resources
• Mthethwa was recently found dead at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris, France, after reportedly jumping to his death

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PARLIAMENT, WESTERN CAPE — The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General, Nhanhla Mkhwanazi, said that state money was used to build a perimeter wall around the house of the late former Police Minister and ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa.

Mkhwanazi was testifying at the Ad Hoc Committee's sitting in Parliament in Cape Town, Western Cape, on 7 October 2025. Mkhwanazi said that as one switches the TV on, one would see the perimeter wall that is built around his house. Mkhwanazi said that nobody was held accountable for the building of the wall.

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Mkhwanazi also said that crime intelligence members used money from the crime intelligence fund to control members of the executive. Mkhwanazi said that Mthethwa didn't ask for the wall but said that the rogue members of crime intelligence wanted to use him to loot the state coffers.

A look at Mkhwanazi's testimony at the Ad Hoc Committee

Mkhwanazi testified at the Ad Hoc Committee about the alleged involvement of politicians in the work of the police. His testimony came after the Committee was formed to investigate the allegations that he made on 6 July 2025. He held a press briefing and alleged that a major criminal cartel had infiltrated the criminal justice system.

What you need to know about the Ad Hoc Committee

• The Ad Hoc Committee's chief evidence leader, Advocate Norman Arendse, addressed the Ad Hoc Committee and warned the country about corruption
• Mkhwanazi weighed in on former Police Minister Bheki Cele's support of the Political Killings Task Team and said that Cele was happy with its work
• Mkhwanazi also testified about the five criminal cartels operating in South Africa and said that he could only identify two of the five cartels
• Mkhwanazi said that rogue members of the crime intelligence unit have the capacity to use gadgets to spy on South Africans
• Mkhwanazi opened a case against suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya for his role in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team

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Mkhwanazi alleges Mchunu destroyed evidence

In a related article, Briefly News reported that Mkhwanazi alleged that Senzo Mchunu may have interfered with a police case.

Mkhwanai testified that Mchunu's Chief of Staff informed him that the former KwaZulu-Natal Premier interfered with a case. The case involved one of his bodyguards during his tenure as the Premier. Mkhwanaizi said that Mchunu may have destroyed evidence implicating his bodyguard.

Source: Briefly News