Overview

• EFF leader Julius Malema argued Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi could not be sworn in without a statement addressed to Parliament rather than a document tied to the judicial commission.
• Evidence leader Adv Norman Arendse SC maintained the submission before MPs is an original statement incorporating prior material, later conceding it should not be labeled “supplementary.”
• Committee chair Molapi Soviet Lekganyane adjourned the sitting after cross‑party objections, with MK Party members and others insisting Parliament must have its own record.
• The ad hoc committee has a 30‑day target to complete its work, though organizers and observers say the deadline is unlikely given the size of the prospective witness list.
• Businessman Brown Mogotsi said he is prepared to appear, and DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard denied earlier claims and signaled she expects an apology when Mkhwanazi returns.