The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is due to resume its public hearings on Monday 9 November, after pausing them around the local government elections, according to a statement by the commission issued on 1 October.
Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels said: “Having considered a number of practicalities related to the local government elections scheduled for November 4, particularly the fact that media coverage of the commission and the provision of the livestream service will be difficult in the run-up to and immediately after the elections, the commission will resume its public hearings on November 9.”
The in-camera phase
From the week of 5 October the commission sat in camera. Michaels said at the time that it would “hear evidence which is not suitable for airing publicly due to ongoing investigations and/or the confidential nature of the material”.
He also said the commission would hold a two-day seminar in October to prepare for drafting its final report, and that it would not accept new submissions through its hotline and other platforms. It would continue to accept information that can assist matters already receiving the attention of its evidence leaders and investigators.
Who is expected to testify
The commission's statement said the remaining work in 2026 includes the testimony of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu, and that a later phase would end with KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi returning to the witness stand. No dates for either were given in the statement we reviewed. Allegations before the commission are untested, and no finding has been made against anyone named.
