Senzo Mchunu Is Expected To Appear Before the Ad Hoc Committee

• The Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, is expected to testify before the Ad Hoc Committee in Parliament in the Western Cape
• The Ad hoc Committee was formed to investigate, among others, Mchunu's alleged interference with the work of the South African Police Service
• He and suspended National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya were accused of colluding to disband the Political Killings Task Team

With 10 years’ experience, Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, provided insights into the criminal justice system, crime statistics, commissions of inquiry, and high-profile cases in South Africa at Daily Sun.

PARLIAMENT, WESTERN CAPE — Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will testify before the Ad Hoc Committee in Parliament.

Mchunu is expected to appear before the Committee on 16 October 2025 to begin his testimony. This was after Mchunu and Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya were implicated in the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team.

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The Ad Hoc Committee and the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry were established to investigate the alleged infiltration of the criminal justice system by a criminal cartel headquartered in Gauteng but operating nationwide.

Mchunu implicated in Committee and Commission

Testimonies from various top police officials, including KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, implicated Mchunu. Mchunu has been accused of interfering with the work of the police on more than one occasion. He was also accused of protecting criminal syndicates.

Mkhwanazi accuses Senzo Mchunu

During his press briefing on 6 July 2025, Mkhwanazi accused Mchunu and suspended deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya of working together to disband the Political Killings Task Team. Mkhwanazi also alleged that attempted murder-accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala was Mchunu's political sponsor. He further alleged that Mchunu had ties to controversial businessman Brown Mogotosi, who allegedly had access to crime intelligence information.

President Cyril Ramaphosa placed Mchunu on special leave and established the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to investigate the claims. Mchunu has maintained his innocence and has expressed his eagerness to appear before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to prove his innocence. He welcomed its establishment.

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South Africans excited

Netizens commenting on X were happy that Mchunu was called to testify.

Bong'kosi said:

"Senzo Mchunu is also going there to tell his side of the story and leave those parliamentarians confused just like Sibiya did."

Lebohang said:

"This should be open to public participation. These politicians are as much in the pockets of crooks as some of these senior cops. The questions are weak. Some decide to be unavailable."

Que from Durban said:

"I like how this is playing out. The GNU was totally caught off guard by this guy. You could tell they we trying to build him up."

V Maps said:

"The ANC members will be conflicted and protest their own. They should recuse themselves from the sitting."

BearerOfTruth said:

"Parliament mustn't tiptoe around Mchunu. This isn't the time for politeness."

Brown Mogotsi slams Fikile Mbalula

In a related article, Briefly News reported that Mogotsi accused African National Congress Secretary General Fikile Mbalula of targeting Mchunu. He spoke after Mbalula denied that Mogotsi was an ANC member.

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The ANC distanced itself from Mogotsi after he was implicated during the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Mogotsi said that the actions that led to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry's establishment were set up to target Mchunu.

Source: Briefly News