{"id":95648,"date":"2026-02-11T10:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/maimane-demands-firing-of-police-minister-before-sona"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:30:38","slug":"maimane-demands-firing-of-police-minister-before-sona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/maimane-demands-firing-of-police-minister-before-sona","title":{"rendered":"Maimane Demands Firing of Police Minister Before SONA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Maimane says the country\u2019s politics need an urgent reset, and the President needs to be more decisive about crime and corruption to restore integrity to the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and announce a permanent replacement when he addresses the nation in Parliament on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Maimane says the country\u2019s politics need an urgent reset, and the President needs to be more decisive about crime and corruption to restore integrity to the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>Outlining his expectations for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) at Parliament on Tuesday, Maimane said this is \u201czero hour\u201d for the country, and there should be a break from business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane is not confident that Thursday night\u2019s SONA will be more than a reshuffling of paragraphs from previous speeches. He says South African politics is trapped in old ways.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let\u2019s introduce a new set of politics. Let\u2019s re-occupy the centre. 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Maimane says the country\u2019s politics need an urgent reset, and the President needs to be more decisive about crime and corruption to restore integrity to the justice system. 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