Cachalia · Prof Cachalia · Minister Cachalia
Acting Minister of Police · Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa
Prof Firoz Cachalia, a constitutional-law academic, was appointed acting Minister of Police in July 2025 under section 91(3)(c) of the Constitution while Senzo Mchunu is on special leave.
15 moments on the public record
Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) Established
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMatlala's Company Wins R360m SAPS Healthcare Tender
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMinister Mchunu Disbands the PKTT
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionWhatsApp Chats Link Mchunu's Office to Matlala's Fixer
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionSAPS Cancels Matlala's R360m Contract
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMkhwanazi's Bombshell Press Conference in Durban
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionPresident Ramaphosa Places Mchunu on Special Leave
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionArrests Made in DJ Sumbody Murder Case
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionParliamentary Ad Hoc Committee Established
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionGauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Suspended
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMadlanga Commission: Day 1 — Mkhwanazi Testifies
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionMasemola Corroborates Mkhwanazi at Commission
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionKhumalo Names the 'Big Five' Cartel
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionCommission Reaches Day 93 — Still Active
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionCurrent legal status
Firoz Cachalia has 1 charge-related event on record
Arrests Made in DJ Sumbody Murder Case
In story: The Mkhwanazi Allegations & Madlanga CommissionConstitutional reminder · s35(3)(h)
Charged does not mean convicted. Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
This panel lists procedural events — an arrest or charge is a step in the criminal justice process, not a verdict.
Firoz Cachalia is not listed on a national commission of inquiry in The Record yet—new coverage may add this over time.
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