Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the government wants the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of crime syndicates and collusion with some police members to be fast-tracked. She says this is for the security of the people of this country.
Ntshavheni was briefing the media in Parliament after tabling the Budget Vote of the State Security.
The minister says the government is prioritizing the completion of probing these allegations. She says thats the reason President Cyril Ramaphosa has given it a short time frame.
The commission follows an explosive media briefing by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that implicated senior police officers and Minister Senzo Mchunu in criminal activities.
"Thats why the president has given a shorter timeline to the Commission of Inquiry to report and to make recommendations whilst it's doing its work. And that must give South Africans the comfort that their security is the priority for this government," says Ntshavheni.