KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi handed national role in fight against organised crime
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has been given a national oversight and coordination role targeting crime syndicates, while remaining in charge of policing in the province.
KZN police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has been tasked with an oversight and coordination role targeting crime syndicates.
Speaking in Durban on Friday, Mkhwanazi told News24 that National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola had asked him to take on additional responsibilities as part of a broader strategy to tackle sophisticated crime networks across South Africa.
KwaZulu-Natal top cop, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is set to juggle dual roles as he takes on a national-level position to combat organised crime while retaining his responsibilities in KwaZulu-Natal.
The new role will see him travelling frequently between provinces to coordinate operations and oversight, but he stressed that he remains KZN’s provincial commissioner for now.
Speaking in Durban on Friday, Mkhwanazi told News24 that National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has tasked him with an oversight and coordination role as part of a broader strategy targeting sophisticated crime syndicates.
While his new duties will require frequent travel between provinces, Mkhwanazi emphasised that he will continue to serve KwaZulu-Natal, with any changes to his provincial role subject to consultation with the premier under the South African Police Service Act.
Any formal alteration to his provincial post, he noted, would have to follow the procedures set out in the South African Police Service Act and involve consultation with the KwaZulu-Natal premier.
