Suspended Mchunu grilled on targeting the PKTT

Minister faces tough questions about abrupt task team dissolution

- RAPULA MOATSHE

Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, was taken to task over his decision to dissolve the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) with immediate effect through a letter dated December 31, 2024.

This was during his testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, where he defended his decision, stating that the PKTT's existence was not adding value to policing.

He cited a 2019 work-study report recommending the task team's disestablishment and absorption into a strengthened murder and robbery unit. When pressed about what he meant by “immediately”, he said, “This immediately is not like switching off.”

However, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga said: “When I was taught English in my younger days, they would say an adverb modifies a verb and an adjective qualifies a noun. So, 'your' immediately is an adverb. Which verb in your sentence does it modify or does it talk to?”