{"id":53739,"date":"2026-03-24T06:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53739"},"modified":"2026-03-24T06:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:46:23","slug":"actionsa-dereleen-james-to-lay-charges-against-mckenzie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/24\/actionsa-dereleen-james-to-lay-charges-against-mckenzie\/","title":{"rendered":"ActionSA&#8217;s Dereleen James to lay charges against McKenzie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>McKenzie allegedly made threats during a Facebook Live broadcast over the weekend, targeting James and another MP. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ActionSA MP Dereleen James is set to file criminal charges against Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie. James will lodge the charges at the Cape Town Central Police Station on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alleged-threats\">Alleged threats<\/h2>\n<p>This follows allegations that Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader McKenzie made threats during a Facebook Live broadcast over the weekend, targeting James and another MP serving on the ad hoc committee.<\/p>\n<p>A letter presented before the committee suggested McKenzie could be linked to drug cartels. McKenzie denied the allegations, insisting he is a legitimate businessman with no ties to drugs, and expressed disappointment in KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who introduced the letter in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet Dereleen and Kurt have a good time with my name, a very good time. Let them have a good time with my name, it\u2019s okay, the path is long. I am 24-7 with security, outside my house now there is security, so I want to put it out now, you see, I do not come sideways. I know who is behind Kurt. It\u2019s fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnjoy my name, do what you want to do\u2026 I do not know Cat Matlala, I have never met Cat Matlala. I do not know KT [Molefe], I don\u2019t remember his surname, I do not know these people,\u201d McKenzie said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-attack\">\u2018Attack\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>ActionSA spokesperson Mathew George said James\u2019 move stems directly from her probing during the ad hoc committee\u2019s inquiry into alleged links between the Patriotic Alliance leadership and Katiso Molefe, an alleged Big 5 cartel member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActionSA views the minister\u2019s repeated attempts to intimidate Dereleen James MP as a direct attack on an elected public representative carrying out her constitutional duties to expose criminal capture by drug cartels in South Africa, and believes that such conduct must be addressed in accordance with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pa-responds-to-intimidation-claims\"><strong>PA responds to intimidation claims<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, PA spokesperson Steve Motale told\u00a0<em>The Citizen\u00a0<\/em>that the party has noted the intention to open a criminal case against McKenzie but denied that the PA leader made threats against James or any other member of the ad hoc committee.<\/p>\n<p>He said Mashaba is wasting the police\u2019s time on this matter and described the entire issue as \u201cattention seeking\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey could not produce evidence. It is a cheap attention-seeking stunt by Mashaba,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>James continues to play a central role in the committee\u2019s investigation into allegations raised by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting: by\u00a0Itumeleng Mafisa<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#ActionSAs #Dereleen #James #lay #charges #McKenzie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McKenzie allegedly made threats during a Facebook Live broadcast over the weekend, targeting James and another MP. 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