Cedrick Nkabinde
South AfricapoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Cedrick Nkabinde is the chief of staff to suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Recently, he made headlines by alleging that national police commissioner Fannie Masemola ordered a raid on his home to seize mobile devices containing evidence he intends to present to the Madlanga commission. Nkabinde has publicly claimed that the search and seizure operation was intended to destroy crucial evidence that could disprove allegations of political interference made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against Mchunu. His assertions highlight ongoing tensions within the South African police force and raise concerns about police conduct and potential political harassment.
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Cedrick Nkabinde was the chief of staff for Senzo Mchunu and was mentioned in the context of a report that would incriminate him.
Ramsamy tells Madlanga commission Johnson held regular meetings with MchunuSouth Africa· 2026-08-05
Mchunu's chief of staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, requested progress reports on the dockets opened by Adams from the police inspectorate.
Idac charged Khumalo on sparse factsSouth Africa· 2026-07-17
Cedrick Nkabinde was involved in a recorded conversation with suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.
Time to fix SA’s justice system – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-24
Cedrick Nkabinde is Mchunu’s chief of staff and has been implicated in the scandal.
Inspector-general Imtiaz Fazel suspended in the latest scandal to hit crime intelligence – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-16
Cedrick Nkabinde alleged that police conducted an illegal search at his house on orders from Masemola.
Madlanga commission still fixing technical problems which risked exposing identity of ‘Witness X’ – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-15
Mchunu’s chief of staff Cedrick Nkabinde told journalists about a search and seizure ordered by national police commissioner Fannie Masemola.
Shadrack Sibiya raises conflict of interest concerns over police corruption probe committee members – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-13
Cedrick Nkabinde is mentioned as Mchunu’s chief of staff in the context of the investigation.
Shadrack Sibiya denies any links to alleged Mchunu middleman Brown Mogotsi – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-13Cedrick Nkabinde, Mchunu’s chief of staff, alleged that the national commissioner ordered a raid to seize evidence.
Mchunu’s chief of staff says national commissioner ordered search and seizure to destroy evidence – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-09