ActionSA MP Dereleen James to lay criminal charges against Minister Gayton McKenzie over alleged intimidation, stemming from her inquiry into the Patriotic Alliance's possible cartel links.
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ActionSA Member of Parliament (MP), Dereleen James, will on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, lay criminal charges against Minister Gayton McKenzie, following a series of alleged intimidation tactics and threats against her.
The party confirmed that the charges will be laid at the Cape Town Central Police Station.
The threats, according to ActionSA, arose directly from James’s probing during the Ad Hoc Committee into alleged links between the leadership of the Patriotic Alliance and alleged Big 5 cartel member Katiso Molefe.
McKenzie is alleged to have threatened James by indicating that he had 24/7 security.
IOL previously reported that in a Facebook Live video, McKenzie said, “Let Dereleen and Kurt have a good time with my name. A very good time. Let them have a good time with my name. It’s okay.
''The path is long. The path is long. I am 24-7 with security. Outside my house now, there’s security. So I want to put it out here. I know who’s behind Kurt. It’s fine. Enjoy my name. Do what you want to do. All right.”
ActionSA said it viewed the Minister’s repeated attempts to intimidate James as "a direct attack on an elected public representative carrying out her constitutional duties to expose criminal capture by drug cartels in South Africa."
The party emphasised that such conduct must be addressed in accordance with the law.
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