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Mbeki Backs Mkhwanazi as Madlanga Inquiry Presses On With Khumalo Testimony Due

A potential shake-up looms with the commission’s chief evidence leader weighing an exit.

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Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, chair of the judicial commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen
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Overview

  • Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga confirmed Crime Intelligence chief Dumisani Khumalo will testify in Pretoria on Monday at 9:30am, with his evidence expected to cover SAPS operational and administrative matters.
  • Khumalo, a former leader of the Political Killings Task Team, was arrested in June on fraud and corruption allegations linked to intelligence funds and appointments, and remains a central figure in the inquiry.
  • The Citizen reports chief evidence leader Terry Motau has asked to leave the commission, with Madlanga urging him to reconsider and Motau saying discussions are ongoing and not final.
  • Recent testimony from National Commissioner Fannie Masemola and SAPS legal head Maj-Gen Margaretha van Rooyen held that a minister’s directive to disband the KZN Political Killings Task Team fell outside the minister’s mandate, while KZN DPP Elaine Harrison said she learned of the disbandment via social media.
  • Former president Thabo Mbeki praised KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for speaking out, and ANC provincial leaders in Durban announced steps for renewal that include membership reapplication and lifestyle audits.