ANC grants minister Senzo Mchunu’s request to step away from party duties [SOUND]

# The ANC has granted suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s request to temporarily step away from his duties on the party’s national executive committee and national working committee. He had previously requested to be excused from his political duties, but the ANC declined. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused Mchunu of being involved with a criminal syndicate that has infiltrated law enforcement and intelligence services. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says Mchunu faces many allegations, which he needs to deal with clarity: