Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee Requests Extension As First Report Remains Incomplete Before Deadline

• Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee continues to investigate Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's allegations
• The Committee, which was established in July 2025, was due to submit its first draft report on 11 September 2026
• The committee is probing Mkhwanazi's 2025 claims of criminality, corruption and political interference in the justice system

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WESTERN CAPE - The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with investigating allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has formally requested more time to finalise its draft report.

The Committee, which was established in July 2025, had a deadline of 11 September 2026 to complete the report.

During a virtual National Assembly committee session held on 10 September 2026, committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane confirmed that the extension request had already been submitted proactively.

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"We have proactively returned to the office of the Speaker to request an extension. Because we understand the volume of the work that must be done, but very importantly, the tedium of the process.

We have to do due diligence. And there is no way that the number of pages that are still left can be done and finished tonight," he said.

No confirmation from the Speaker's office regarding the outcome of the extension request had been made public at the time of publication.

Source: Briefly News