Overview

• Advocate Terry Motau resigned less than two weeks into his role as chief evidence leader, according to the latest reporting.
• Seasoned advocate Matthew Chaskalson SC assumes the chief evidence leader post, joining senior counsel Mahlape Sello SC and Adila Hassim SC, with a fourth advocate to be hired.
• Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels declined to discuss staffing changes, saying the focus remains on probing alleged infiltration and undue influence over law enforcement by criminal syndicates and drug cartels.
• The commission is working with a small team of roughly 25 to 30 people and faces a heavy workload as televised hearings expand the evidence base.
• Suspended Crime Intelligence head General Dumisani Khumalo is scheduled to testify on Monday, with a separate parliamentary process set to hear Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 7 October.