{"id":91885,"date":"2025-10-22T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/patriotic-alliance-supports-disbanding-political-killings-team"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:27:52","slug":"patriotic-alliance-supports-disbanding-political-killings-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/patriotic-alliance-supports-disbanding-political-killings-team","title":{"rendered":"Patriotic Alliance Supports Disbanding Political Killings Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has become the first political party to publicly declare its support for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu\u2019s directive to disband the political killings task team (PKTT).<\/p>\n<p>PA representative Ashley Sauls argued that the task team\u2019s financial expenses had become problematic and unjustifiable, particularly as the unit still had over sixty unresolved cases.<\/p>\n<p>Sauls was questioning Mchunu, who was giving evidence before the ad hoc committee investigating corruption, before he concluded his testimony on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his support for the disbandment, Sauls expressed scepticism regarding Mchunu&#8217;s explanations about his connections to &#8220;questionable individuals&#8221;, such as murder-accused Vusimuzi &#8220;Cat&#8221; Matlala.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your testimony there is very questionable. I&#8217;m not convinced by it. But when it comes to the reasons and evidence before me for disbandment and immediate versus winding down, I saw with facts that I&#8217;ve just put to you why it would be justified.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has become the first political party to publicly declare its support for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu\u2019s directive to disband the political killings task team (PKTT). 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