Johannesburg – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has rejected claims linking him to corruption, criticising KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for allegedly dragging his name into internal disputes with crime intelligence head Feroz Khan.
Speaking at an EFF voter registration event in Johannesburg, Malema denied any corrupt relationship with Khan or involvement in police tenders, despite being mentioned at the Madlanga Commission over a Tshwane security contract.
He insisted he has no ties to criminal networks and challenged authorities to investigate him, saying they would find nothing.
WATCH | EFF leader Julius Malema has hit back at KZN Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi should not drag him into disputes with Crime Intelligence Boss Major-General Feroz Khan. pic.twitter.com/sukD50P7R1
— SABC News (@SABCNews) March 21, 2026
“He (Mkhwanazi) can blackmail or threaten anyone; we are not scared of policemen. When we joined the struggle, we were taught not to be scared of a policeman. We have not done it when we were young, and we are not going to do it when we are old,” Malema said.
“Mkhwanazi is fighting General Khan. And every time he fights General Khan, he drags the EFF name, he drags the CIC’s name… Let him fight Khan if they have got their own issues and leave the EFF out of their nonsense because EFF is not part of any nonsense they are fighting about at the police.”
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