If Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the provincial police commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, is fired from his position with the SAPS, he could join the EFF. That is the invitation that Julius Malema, the leader of the red berets, sent to the top cop. Malema has backed Mkhwanazi, who made damning claims that senior SAPS officials, the judiciary, and criminal syndicates were involved in corruption and conspiracies.

The EFF is a member of an ad hoc portfolio committee that has been established in Parliament to investigate the claims. In response to Mkhwanazi's claims that high-ranking police officers are involved in corruption, President Cyril Ramaphosa placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave. Ramaphosa has since appointed Wits University law professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister, effective August 1, and established a judicial commission of inquiry into the allegations. Malema praised Mkhwanazi as a hero when he addressed thousands of supporters at the party's 12th anniversary rally on Saturday at the Khayelitsha Rugby Stadium in the Western Cape.

Malema stated, "We say to Mkhwanazi, do not be shaken, because there is a position for you in the EFF so that you can continue to fight corruption in South Africa" in the event that Mkhwanazi were to be fired. The EFF is the only hope for the brave, and General Mkhwanazi ought to be aware of this. Malema stated that the allegations must be investigated by the ad hoc committee. He stated, "That ad hoc committee will investigate all of the allegations leveled by Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, and every other relevant piece of information that exists in society must come to Parliament." In addition, the leader of the red berets urged additional police officers to combat drug trafficking and crime syndicates in communities.

We need to start fighting drugs, so we want the people of Mitchells Plain to come to Parliament and tell us who the drug lords are and who is protecting them. In addition, Malema urged community members to take action against gun violence. We want to know where the guns come from in Khayelitsha, which is on the Cape Flats. The people are aware of the truth. This is the time, this is the platform to expose the rot. “Do not be afraid,” he advised. "The murder of our children must stop immediately. We must join Mkhwanazi in restoring peace and order in South Africa because he paved the way.