MKP wants Mchunu exonerated in Medicare24 tender payment

David Skosana, an MP from the MKP (uMkhonto weSizwe Party), has called for the exoneration of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in relation to the controversial Medicare24 tender payment. Skosana has directed the Ad Hoc Committee to hold Police Chief Financial Officer Puleng Dimpane accountable for the illegal financial transaction, rather than the minister.

Mchunu was placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July of the previous year. The committee is currently reviewing its draft report on the investigation into allegations raised by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Skosana clarified that while Dimpane was responsible for the payment exceeding R37-million, it was Mchunu who halted further payments.

Skosana defended Mchunu's actions, stating that the minister had done the right thing by stopping the payments, despite the fact that they had continued up to R50-million, which was a clear violation of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).