# KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has received the National Press Club’s 2025 Newsmaker of the Year award at a gala event in Pretoria held in partnership with UNISA. The award recognises Mkhwanazi’s major impact on the national news agenda through his outspoken stance on crime and corruption. He gained national attention in July 2025 after alleging that a Gauteng-based drug cartel had infiltrated senior police:
Mkwanazi named Newsmaker of the year at National Press Club awards [SOUND]
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