Mkhwanazi takes charge of investigation into Tongaat Hulett
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has taken personal charge of an investigation into the liquidation of Tongaat Hulett. The move follows years of financial scandal and ongoing tensions involving stakeholders and the Zulu Royal Household.
Why it matters
The investigation addresses significant corporate malfeasance and economic instability in the South African sugar industry.
Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi convened a closed-door meeting in Durban with key stakeholders — including sugar growers and the Zulu Royal Household — to manage mounting tensions surrounding Tongaat Hulett.
The Police Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi , who also co-ordinates the national fight against Organised Crime, has taken personal charge of an ongoing alleged organised crime criminal investigation into the liquidation of Tongaat Hulett.
On Friday, Mkhwanazi convened a special closed-door meeting at the KZN headquarters in Durban, necessitated by an ongoing alleged Organised Crime criminal investigation into the liquidation of Tongaat Hullet.
SAPS spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda , speaking to media outside the venue, confirmed the investigation is active but would not name the complainant or say when the docket was opened, citing operational sensitivity.
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