{"id":93532,"date":"2025-11-27T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-challenges-ramaphosa-on-mchunu-suspension"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:09:47","slug":"mk-party-challenges-ramaphosa-on-mchunu-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-challenges-ramaphosa-on-mchunu-suspension","title":{"rendered":"MK Party Challenges Ramaphosa on Mchunu Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party&#8217;s battle against President Cyril Ramaphosa over his decision to suspend Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is back in the Pretoria High Court.<\/p>\n<p>The party and its leader, former President Jacob Zuma, are challenging Ramaphosa&#8217;s appointment of Firoz Cachalia as the acting Police Minister after placing Mchunu on special leave.<\/p>\n<p>The MK Party is approaching the court for a third time, after failed attempts in the Constitutional Court and the High Court.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa made the changes to his executive in July after an explosive press briefing by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who accused Mchunu of political interference within the South African Police Service (SAPS).<\/p>\n<p>Arguing on behalf of the MK Party, Advocate Dali Mpofu said Ramaphosa&#8217;s decision to place Mchunu on a leave of absence is unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the cases that we rely on, it is quite clear that relief of absence, by definition, is not something that can be imposed on a person. 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