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Parliament’s Mkhwanazi Inquiry Stalls Over Statement Dispute, Then Resumes With General Under Oath

A clash over whether the committee had an original affidavit delayed proceedings before a revised filing cleared the way for testimony.

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)
Illustrative image, from left: Julius Malema. (Photo: ParliamentRSA) | Evidence leader Norman Arendse (SC). (Photo: ParliamentRSA) | KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (Photo: ParliamentRSA) | Committee chair Soviet Lekganyane. (Photo: Gallo Images / Brenton Geach)
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Overview

  • The ad hoc committee opened public hearings on Tuesday, but MPs objected that only a “supplementary” statement drawn from the Madlanga commission was on record, prompting an adjournment and closed‑door deliberations.
  • Chief evidence leader Norman Arendse defended the document as addressed to Parliament, yet members insisted on an original sworn submission to safeguard the committee’s independence from the judicial commission.
  • After wording changes, the committee reconvened in the afternoon and placed Lt‑Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi under oath, beginning his evidence to Parliament.
  • In his testimony, Mkhwanazi claimed he can prove the NPA’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption arrested Crime Intelligence head Lt‑Gen Dumisani Khumalo to derail Gauteng probes and linked the PKTT disbandment letter to the same objective.
  • Separately, the Madlanga commission issued a Rule 3 notice to businessman Brown Mogotsi to answer allegations, with Mogotsi indicating he is willing to appear, as both forums prepare further witness summonses.