MPs during the parliamentary ad hoc committee inquiry at the Good Hope Chambers in Cape Town on 23 October 2025. Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach A meeting of Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi erupted into disorder on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, as MPs debated whether members of the judiciary should be summoned to testify. The virtual session was the committee’s first meeting in the new year, following Parliament’s constituency period over the festive season.
The committee last convened on 27 November 2025 at the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria, where tenderpreneur Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlalaprovided his testimony. Since launching its public hearings on 7 October 2025, the committee has heard from several witnesses, including Mkhwanazi, National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, former police minister Bheki Cele and suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. During Wednesday’s session, committee chairperson and ANC MP Soviet Lekganyane announced that National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza had approved a second extension for the committee’s work.
The deadline, initially set for 31 October 2025 and later extended to 28 November, will now be next month. “This is the second and last extension that will end on 20 February 2026,” Lekganyane said. He listed witnesses who are expected to testify, including Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi, alleged political fixer Oupa “Brown” Mogotsi, Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo, forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan and former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane. “The technical team is suggesting that the committee must conclude hearings on 6 February so that they can have enough time to prepare a report for the consideration of the committee,” Lekganyane said.
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