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title: "Watch – Mkhwanazi vs McBride: Clashing claims tear South Africa’s security apart"
description: "Two competing narratives have emerged since KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged in July 2025 that a cartel had penetrated South Africa’s criminal justice system, politics, and private security. Either he is exposing a national crisis, or he is deflecting from his own alleged misconduct. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains."
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# Watch – Mkhwanazi vs McBride: Clashing claims tear South Africa’s security apart

> Two competing narratives have emerged since KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged in July 2025 that a cartel had penetrated South Africa’s criminal justice system, politics, and private security. Either he is exposing a national crisis, or he is deflecting from his own alleged misconduct. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains.

By Caryn Dolley · Published 22 March 2026, 11:18 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKhS0141AZ8)

[Media](https://player.simplecast.com/905ca888-8527-4bad-8bdc-622e6f18ce02?dark=false)

Reporting by: Caryn Dolley
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme

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