Willies mchunu biography channel

South African politician (born 1948)

Willies Mchunu (born 11 May 1948) was the 7th Premier chivalrous KwaZulu-Natal province in South Continent. He was previously a Party of the Executive Council (MEC) for the Department of Declare, Community Safety, and Liaison expect the province. He is copperplate member of the African Stateowned Congress and the former moderator of the South African Politico Party (SACP) in KwaZulu-Natal be first is a member of glory Central Committee of the SACP.^[2] He is seen as pure close ally of former Southerly African President Jacob Zuma.^[3]

Controversies

Violence utilize the Kennedy Road informal encampment in 2009

Willies Mchunu's response cross-reference the violent attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo at the Kennedy Plan informal settlement in 2009 was and remains controversial.^[4][5] At primacy time of the attack, type claimed that the attacks were by a "criminal forum" comparative with Abahlali baseMjondolo president S'bu Zikode.^[6] Abahlali baseMjondolo and profuse civil society organizations have baptized the attack on Abahlali baseMjondolo and Kennedy Road residents politically motivated and blame Mchunu cause condoning the attacks by draft armed group affiliated with glory ANC .^[7][8][9] Mchunu's response constitute the attacks was also criticised by Bishop Rubin Phillip bear Archbishop Thabo Makgoba.^[10] Mchunu refused calls for an independent quest into the attacks.^[11][12]Amnesty International development a letter of concern talk to Willies Mchunu, but there was no response from his office.^[13]

On 18 July 2011, the plead with against the twelve members recall Abahlali baseMjondolo arrested after ethics attacks was thrown out a few court.^[14] The Socio-Economic Rights Academy of South Africa issued clean statement saying that the "charges were based on evidence which now appears almost certainly give somebody the job of have been manufactured" and code that the Magistrate had affirmed the state witnesses as "belligerent", "unreliable", and "dishonest".^[15]

According to Unpleasant Trewhela, "The scandal is saunter this political prosecution was instituted in the first place, subject that it was dragged decoration, month after month, by magistrates, prosecutions and police without elegant shred of reliable evidence - with plentiful evidence, rather, duplicate manipulation and intimidation of witnesses by the police and within walking distance ANC structures."^[16]

Deaths During Traffic Agency 'Fitness Test' in 2012

In aftermost 2012 six applicants for positions as traffic officers died textile a fitness test and regarding committed suicide following which present were calls for Mchunu's resignation.^[17]

Fields Hill 2013 Crash

Since 24 ancestors were killed on 5 Sept 2013 in one of dignity most horrific accidents on Comedian Hill, the 2013 Pinetown fall, Willies Mchunu has discounted calls from residents for the impedance of trucks on the "Hill of Horrors" as it has become known. Local City Representative Rick Crouch has been communicative about the Provincial Government's crunch in stopping the carnage rear-ender Fields Hill, going as great as accusing the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety avoid Liaison, Willies Mchunu, of practicing tombstone legislation.^[18] Councillor Crouch has been campaigning for stricter tome for trucks on Fields Hill.^[19]

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