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The disbandment of a KwaZulu-Natal-based political killings task team was a surprise, and the handover of 121 dockets it was working on to the South African Police Service head office was “messy” Photo: David Harrison

Political meddling, budget cuts hamper cold case murder investigations

National cold case detectives battle with missing dockets, poorly trained juniors and interference from senior officers

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KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (@SAPoliceService/X)

Provincial commissioners need more authority, KZN police chief Mkhwanazi tells Senzo Mchunu

The lieutenant-general is adamant that delegating the recruitment and structuring of police to SAPS provincial offices is crucial to quality policing

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