There is no threat against Makhosi Khoza's daughter, says Mbalula

There is no threat to ANC MP Makhosi Khoza's daughter, this is according to Police Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Responding to Khoza's claims that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has not acted on the threats made to her and her daughter's life, Mbalula said it was not true that they have done nothing to protect her.

Khoza has claimed she has been receiving death threats, with the recent one received via SMS, telling her that she only has 21 days to live.

Khoza has been among a few ANC MPs on support of party members to vote based on their conscious in the upcoming vote of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.

"An assessment on her security was conducted and this assessment was constantly looked at whilst the criminal threats to her life were investigated. She was not “left alone”, even if she didn’t know about it," said Mbalula.

"As far as threats to her girl child, SAPS investigated this and found that there was no threat at all. This matter was closed."

Mbalula has also accused Khoza of not co-operating with SAPS to an extent where they had to go to her house unannounced as she was not taking calls from the minister's direct line.

"SAPS, also requires that Honourable Khoza avail herself to the investigating officer who continues to battle to get her to a meeting. Honourable Khoza's house has also been visited unannounced after SAPS’ frustration with her unavailability to meet them. My office’s calls to Honourable Khoza and even those from myself directly have not yeilded the result we had hoped for, as it is at this time she refuses to engage with us directly but through Facebook."

According to Mbalula, the SAPS will look at other ways of providing security to Khoza "without her involvement" should she continue to not co-operate.

Khoza accused Mbalula of fueling the threats levelled against her when he labelled those who will vote for the motion of no confidence against Zuma as "suicide bombers".

"The Minister himself (Mbalula) fueled the threats. He also joined those who wanted to eliminate me and have me dismissed or expelled from the ANC for choosing to uphold not just the RSA constitution but that of the ANC. My only sin is defending the ANC mission and not amoral leadership which is heading the ANC to extinction.

"Instead of receiving assurance for protection the Minister of Police referred ANC MPs like myself suicide bombers and threatened them with expulsion should they vote in favour of a no confidence vote on the President. To me this explained why the death threats on my life and family were never taken seriously by the SAPS," said wrote Khoza on her Facebook account.

In response, Mbalula said that political disagreements should never lead to harm and loss of life.

"It also goes without saying that a party member who openly decides to defy party instructions or constitution or rules, such a person destroys their party career, they themselves kill such a career. I used the phrase, “suicide bombing her ANC career” in this strict context."