ANC Dismisses Claims of Tensions Between Ramaphosa and Mbeki Amid National Convention Dispute
Politic
Aug 15, 2025
Mkhwanazi’s Bombshell: Why Parliament’s Response is Too Little, Too Late
By Khaya Dlanga
The glacial pace of accountability proves South Africa’s leaders care more about procedure than justice.
Parliament’s Paralysis
While Mkhwanazi’s allegations lay bare a cancer in the SAPS, Parliament’s joint committee spent 30 minutes debating whether to debate. This farce—where MPs squabbled over procedural niceties while criminals infiltrate law enforcement—epitomizes why South Africans distrust the state.
The ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ Fallacy
Legal advisors urged focusing on ‘quick wins’ like vacant Crime Intelligence posts. But this is misguided appeasement. When a police commissioner alleges ministerial collusion with crime syndicates, tinkering with HR gaps is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
A Test for Ramaphosa
The President’s fifth commission of inquiry is a stall tactic. History shows these rarely yield prosecutions (see: Zondo). If Ramaphosa truly backed reform, he’d suspend Cele and order immediate arrests—not hide behind ‘sub judice’ excuses.
