By Ziyah News Editor
South Africa – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has called out President Cyril Ramaphosa for instituting what it has termed an ” insufficient intervention, and a clear attempt to cover up President Ramaphosa’s own lack of political will to confront a mafia network that benefits him and his party.”
The EFF’s scathing statement follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address last night where he instituted a commission of inquiry into the allegations levelled against Minister Senzo Mchunu by Liutenant General Nhlanhla Mkwanazi.
However the EFF is clearly not chaffed by the decision clearly pushing for the ouster of Mchunu.
“This so-called “special leave” is a cowardly deflection, designed to shield a corrupt Minister whose involvement in organised crime has been laid bare by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, noted the party in a statement.
The radical EFF has also rejected what it termed a legally and constitutionally baseless decision by the President to appoint an acting Minister of Police who is not a current member of Cabinet. This is a direct violation of Section 98 of the Constitution, which states:The President may assign to a Minister any power or function of another Minister who is absent or otherwise unable to fulfil the functions of office.
“It is clear from this provision that only a sitting Minister may be assigned the functions of another. The Constitution makes no room for the appointment of an acting Minister from outside Cabinet.”
Additionally the EFF said,” The President’s decision is therefore not just unlawful, but a deliberate abuse of the supreme law of the land.This decision is not only illegal, it is also a flagrant abuse of state resources. It allows Senzo Mchunu to continue drawing a full ministerial salary under the guise of “special leave”, while the President unlawfully bloats the Cabinet by appointing someone not lawfully entitled to serve in that role.”
The party reiterates that the gravity of the allegations made by Lt Gen Mkhwanazi are beyond dispute. Minister Mchunu is not a mere bystander—he is a central player in a criminal enterprise that has captured key institutions of the state and calling for the establishment of a parliament adhic committee to investigate Mchunu.
“Minister Mchunu must be removed, arrested, prosecuted, and compelled to reveal the full network of this criminal syndicate—from political handlers to rogue elements in the SAPS and the judiciary. Nothing less will suffice.The EFF further reiterates its call for the urgent establishment of an Ad-Hoc Committee of the National Assembly to investigate the damning revelations made by Lt Gen Mkhwanazi. No one—regardless of political affiliation—must be above the law.”