Overview

• Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga adjourned Monday’s sitting and directed the parties to file written arguments by 9 p.m. on the in-camera application.
• Evidence leaders argue for closed proceedings to safeguard certain witnesses, ongoing prosecutions, policing methods and informants, while News24 and Daily Maverick seek case-by-case closure and the release of redacted transcripts.
• Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo will not testify during this period after his earlier appearance was cut short by illness.
• The commission indicated it aims to decide promptly so hearings can resume as early as Tuesday depending on the ruling.
• Separately, Parliament’s ad hoc committee heard suspended deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, as the DA withdrew MP Lisa Schickerling over a conflict and members disputed MK Party MP David Skosana’s participation after he opened a case.