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Parliament Opens Hearings Into Mkhwanazi’s SAPS Interference Allegations

The committee set a 30-day window that already looks unrealistic.

Illustrative image, from left: Chair of the parliamentary ad hoc committee Soviet Lekganyane. (Photo: Phando Jikelo / Parliament RSA) | KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (Photo: Gallo Images / Lefty Shivambu) | National Commissioner of Police Fannie Masemola. (Photo: Gallo Images / Luba Lesolle)

Overview

  • Public hearings begin on Tuesday, 7 October 2025, at Good Hope Chambers in Parliament with live streams on Parliament TV and YouTube.
  • Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is the first witness as evidence leaders led by Norman Arendse SC, with Maria Mokhaoetsi and Lerato Zikalala, guide proceedings.
  • The inquiry is chaired by ANC MP Molapi Soviet Lekganyane, a choice that has drawn opposition criticism given allegations involving ANC figures.
  • The witness list is still being finalised and could exceed 30 people, casting doubt on completion within the committee’s 30-day target.
  • MPs Dianne Kohler Barnard and Fadiel Adams, who deny allegations of accessing Crime Intelligence information, have been flagged as potential witnesses.