The rift deepened after Malema labeled Mkhwanazi a coward during an EFF event in Johannesburg, rejecting the commissioner’s parliamentary testimony about Crime Intelligence head Feroz Khan’s alleged boasts of influence over him, including meetings on an EFF rally and the 2023 AKA murder case.
Ndlozi warned that attacks on Mkhwanazi distract from exposing corruption in SAPS leadership, drawing parallels to the 2021 killing of whistleblower Babita Deokaran. Public backing for Mkhwanazi grows, with figures like Patricia Mashale supporting his claims amid arrests in high-profile cases and calls from Police Committee chair Ian Cameron for his protection.
Hands Off Gen. Mkhwanazi! A society that doesn’t protect whistleblowers is doomed to become a mafia state! They have already killed Babita. What do you think they will do to Mkhwanazi?
He must be shielded from all petty, egotistical, pompous & parasitic attacks!
All who try…
— Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (@MbuyiseniNdlozi) March 22, 2026