20 August 2025
Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations made by SAPS KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, says he will be the first to testify when public hearings begin.
The committee, chaired by Molapi Lekganyane, met for over nine hours this week to finalise its draft Terms of Reference (ToR), which will guide the inquiry.
A revised version of the ToR, with all agreed amendments, will be circulated to members within two days for review ahead of formal adoption at the committee’s next sitting.
This follows a press briefing in July, where Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of interfering in police operations.
Dressed in full Special Task Force combat gear, Mkhwanazi alleged that Mchunu ordered the disbandment of the high-profile Political Killings Task Team and the removal of 121 dockets from the unit.
He claimed the files, some of which reportedly contained instructions for arrest, linked politicians and prosecutors to organised crime syndicates.
“The dockets were locked away, the unit was disbanded, and officers were targeted. This was not the work of the national commissioner. This was orchestrated by Minister Mchunu,” Mkhwanazi said.
The Political Killings Task Team was established in 2019 following the 2016 Moerane Commission’s investigation into the root causes of political killings in KwaZulu-Natal.
The commission made comprehensive recommendations to address political violence, leading to the formation of the task team with a mandate to investigate and resolve unresolved politically motivated murders, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal.
Source:Iol
