By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed police minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave with immediate effect. The decision by Ramaphosa follows explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, of a sophisticated criminal syndicate that has allegedly infiltrated law enforcement and intelligence structures in South Africa. Mkhwanazi has accused Mchunu of allegedly interfering with sensitive police investigations which have also resulted in the disbandment of the political killings task team in KwaZulu-Natal. Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal Violence Monitor Mary de Haas has questioned the duration of the Inquiry. President Ramaphosa says that an interim report from the Inquiry is expected to take between three and six months. de Haas says that's simply too long...