Overview
- Lawmakers confirmed that Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will open the ad hoc committee’s oral hearings on 7–8 October, with National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola scheduled for 9–10 October and suspended crime detection deputy Shadrack Sibiya on 13–14 October.
- Former police minister Bheki Cele is slated for 16–17 October, current Police Minister Senzo Mchunu for 21–22 October, and acting minister Firoz Cachalia with deputies Cassel Mathale and Polly Boshielo between 23–27 October.
- A draft list of 13 possible witnesses includes Ramaphosa, Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo, Cedrick Nkabinde, Dianne Kohler‑Barnard, Fadiel Adams, former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya, former police commissioner Khehla Sitole, and former minister Nathi Mthethwa, among others.
- The committee postponed a decision until Friday on whether Kohler‑Barnard should recuse herself after being named in sworn testimony, with MPs divided over the threshold for recusal based on evidence led at the separate Madlanga commission.
- Mkhwanazi’s commission testimony alleges cartel influence and political interference in policing and accuses some politicians of mishandling classified material, claims that those named, including Kohler‑Barnard and Adams, have publicly denied.