Overview
- Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels confirmed public hearings will resume on Monday, 26 January 2026, continuing from where proceedings paused in December.
- The inquiry delivered a preliminary report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on 17 December 2025, and the process remains ongoing.
- Phase one concluded in December after laying out evidence rooted in Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations about interference and corruption in the justice system.
- Phase two will give those implicated an opportunity to respond, with phase three to follow for testing questioning and the possible recall of Mkhwanazi and other witnesses.
- The commission’s mandate covers alleged criminality, political interference and corruption involving the South African Police Service, State Security Agency, National Prosecuting Authority and metropolitan police departments.