Mchunu · Minister Mchunu
Former Minister of Police (on special leave) · Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
Senzo Mchunu served as Minister of Police until July 2025, when President Ramaphosa placed him on special leave pending inquiry following the Mkhwanazi allegations. He has denied wrongdoing. He is accused in public reporting and commission-facing narratives of having been lobbied by Suliman Carrim (who denies wrongdoing) to shield Vusimuzi Matlala from scrutiny over the Medicare24 tender; President Ramaphosa placed Mchunu on special leave in July 2025 pending related processes.
28 moments on the public record
Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) Established
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMedicare24 tender awarded to Matlala-linked company
In story: Medicare24: The R360 Million Police Tender That Bought SilenceIDAC investigation lane on Medicare24 tender
In story: Medicare24: The R360 Million Police Tender That Bought SilenceSAPS cancels Medicare24 contract — Commissioner Masemola
In story: Medicare24: The R360 Million Police Tender That Bought SilenceMatlala's Company Wins R360m SAPS Healthcare Tender
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMinister Mchunu Disbands the PKTT
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionWhatsApp Chats Link Mchunu's Office to Matlala's Fixer
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionBank records — R1.5 million from Matlala to Suliman Carrim
In story: Medicare24: The R360 Million Police Tender That Bought SilenceSAPS Cancels Matlala's R360m Contract
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMkhwanazi's Bombshell Press Conference in Durban
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMkhwanazi press conference names Medicare24 tender lines
In story: Medicare24: The R360 Million Police Tender That Bought SilencePresident Ramaphosa Places Mchunu on Special Leave
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionImplicated at Madlanga Commission
Named by General Mkhwanazi as part of the alleged protection network; placed on special leave.
Arrests Made in DJ Sumbody Murder Case
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionParliamentary Ad Hoc Committee Established
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionGauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Suspended
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMadlanga Commission: Day 1 — Mkhwanazi Testifies
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMasemola Corroborates Mkhwanazi at Commission
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionKhumalo Names the 'Big Five' Cartel
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMadlanga Commission: Carrim evidence framework outlined
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionWhatsApp disclosures — Matlala and Deokaran investigation overlap
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionCarrim High Court bid struck from roll — punitive costs
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionCarrim postponement — March 2026 hearing window noted
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMedicare24 SAPS prosecutions — first major criminal court roll (Pretoria)
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMedicare24 — senior SAPS members in Pretoria Magistrate's Court
In story: Medicare24: The R360 Million Police Tender That Bought SilenceCommission Reaches Day 93 — Still Active
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionCarrim medical certificate — commission testimony deferred again
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionCurrent legal status
Senzo Mchunu has 2 charge-related events on record
Medicare24 — senior SAPS members in Pretoria Magistrate's Court
In story: Medicare24: The R360 Million Police Tender That Bought SilenceArrests Made in DJ Sumbody Murder Case
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionAppeared in 1 commission
Constitutional reminder · s35(3)(h)
Charged does not mean convicted. Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
This panel lists procedural events — an arrest or charge is a step in the criminal justice process, not a verdict.