Parliament Finds PKTT Disbanding May Have Aided Crime Cartels

• Parliament's ad hoc committee examining KZN Police Commissioner Mkhwanazi's allegations met on Monday to deliberate on its draft report
• The committee raised questions about what happened to PKTT case dockets after the task team was disbanded
• Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, currently on special leave, had his evidence flagged for material inconsistencies by the committee

CAPE TOWN — Parliament's ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in South Africa's criminal justice system has concluded that the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) could have served the interests of organised crime.

The committee convened on Monday, 7 September 2026, to continue deliberating on its draft report, which must be finalised by Friday. Members have been scrutinising a range of allegations brought forward by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, including concerns surrounding the dissolution of the specialised unit.

PKTT dissolution under scrutiny

Committee chairperson Molapi Soviet Lekganyane confirmed that members reached agreement that disbanding the PKTT had the potential to benefit individuals or groups pursuing objectives consistent with those of organised crime networks.

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Lekganyane was careful, however, to limit the scope of the committee's formal finding.

"I don't want to say the Big Five because we did not make a finding about the Big Five," he said,

He however confirmed that the dissolution could have assisted interests aligned with similar criminal motives.

The PKTT was a specialised unit tasked with investigating politically motivated killings, with a particular focus on cases in KwaZulu-Natal. Its disbandment drew significant controversy, especially given that investigations into alleged criminal networks and politically linked killings were still active at the time.

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Dockets and inconsistencies add to concerns

The committee also found that the removal and movement of case dockets previously held by the PKTT had the potential to delay prosecutions and disrupt ongoing investigations. This finding deepened concerns about the broader consequences of the decision to dissolve the unit.

Further deliberations are expected to continue on Tuesday evening, with the committee working towards completing and submitting the report later in the week. The report is intended to provide Parliament with formal findings on the allegations examined and the circumstances surrounding the PKTT's controversial dissolution.

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Adhoc cannot agree on Mchunu's role in PKTT disbandment

Previously, Briefly News reported that the committee agreed that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu's testimony before it contained material inconsistencies. Mchunu is currently on special leave while allegations relating to his conduct are being examined.The Patriotic Alliance (PA) submitted that no credible evidence placed criminal elements behind Mchunu's decision. The MKParty submitted that the committee should find that Mchunu misrepresented to Parliament the extent of his consultation with President Cyril Ramaphosa before issuing the directive.

Source: Briefly News