By Bongiwe Dlamini

MBABANE:The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment on an urgent application brought by the uMkhonto weSizwe)MK) party and its leader, Jacob Zuma, challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to put Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appoint Firoz Cachalia as Acting Minister, the Mail and Guardian reported on Wednesday evening.

“The case, which was argued on Wednesday, raised constitutional questions about the scope of presidential powers, the legitimacy of judicial inquiries and whether the country’s highest court is the right forum for such matters.Early this month, Ramaphosa put Mchunu on special leave pending the outcome of an inquiry chaired by Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga into allegations against the Minister-made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi-that he colluded with criminal syndicates and interfered in sensitive police investigations,” reads the Mail and Guardian in part.