Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to Testify First Before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, SA Shares Their Thoughts
- African National Congress member of Parliament, Molapi Lekganyane, was appointed the chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee
- The committee is set up to investigate General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's allegations of corruption within the police force
- South Africans were not happy that a member of the African National Congress was elected as the committee's chairperson
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Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism.
PARLIAMENT, WESTERN CAPE — The ad hoc committee established to investigate KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's allegations has called him as the first witness.
The Committee met on 5 August 2025 in Parliament to elect the chairperson. This was after it was established two weeks ago after Mhwanazi made explosive allegations against the country's criminal justice system.
The committee, which has 11 members, elected Lekganyane, who is a member of the African National Congress. The president of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, declined the nomination and said that he would not be available.
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Why was the Ad Hoc Committee formed?
A joint sitting of the Portfolio Committees on Justice and Police met after Thoko Didiza, the Speaker of Parliament, appointed three committees to investigate the allegations Mkhwanazi made. President Cyril Ramaphosa later established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate Mkhwanazi's allegations.
Political parties backed the Ad Hoc Committee. Members of Parliament from the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party urged Mkhwanazi to continue exposing corruption in the country.
What allegations did Mkhwanazi make?
Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya of trying to disband the Political Killings Task Team. He also accused Mchunu of being funded politically by attempted murder-accused Vuzimusi Cat Matlala and businessman Brown Mogotsi, who contacted Mkhwanazi with sensitive information.
Mchunu initially denied the allegations and later admitted to knowing Brown Mogotsi. He said that he was Mchunu's comrade.
South Africans react to the news
Netizens commenting on Facebook shared their views.
Aaliyah Tribute Mogale said:
"I hope he is impartial without prejudice, fear, or political bias."
Leboyha Kgobe Lups said:
"Julius Malema was crying for the position, and when the time came for him to receive what he cried for, he refused."
Melo Tlou said:
"Thieves appointing each other."
Francis Masopoga said:
"They should have elected someone from another party."
Dzivhuluwani Mphephu said:
"The report will be corrupted by the ANC."
Justin SA Phahlane added:
"In Mkhwanazi we believe. Let there be light and hope."
Siphumelele Shange II agreed:
"In General Mkhwanazi we trust 🫡."
Commission of inquiry established to probe Mkhwanazi's allegations
In a related article, Briefly News reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate Mkhwaanzi's allegations. He also placed police minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave.
Ramaphosa appointed former acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga as the commission's head. He also provided the Commission of Inquiry with a time frame to complete its objectives.
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