Mkhwanazi Ad Hoc Committee
Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Allegations Made Public by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025
Chair: Molapi LekganyaneEst: 23 July 2025National Assembly Rule 253
Parliament decided it also needed to investigate what General Mkhwanazi said about corruption in the police. Even though the President had already set up his own investigation (the Madlanga Commission), Parliament said: we are a separate part of government and…
Parliament decided it also needed to investigate what General Mkhwanazi said about corruption in the police. Even though the President had already set up his own investigation (the Madlanga Commission), Parliament said: we are a separate part of government and we want to ask our own questions. So two groups are investigating the same thing — one for the President, one for Parliament.
To investigate the allegations made public by Lt Gen Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025 concerning corruption, political interference, and criminality within the South African Police Service and Crime Intelligence, and to assess the security implications for the country.
Mandate
To investigate the allegations made public by Lt Gen Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025 concerning corruption, political interference, and criminality within the South African Police Service and Crime Intelligence, and to assess the security implications for the country.
Investigating misconduct or wrongdoing.