The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will resume public hearings on January 26, with its work still far from complete after only finishing the first of three planned phases.
The commission, which began in September, submitted an interim report to President Cyril Ramaphosa in December. That first phase laid a “factual foundation” based on testimony from KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and other supporting witnesses.
According to commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels, phase two will allow individuals implicated in the initial hearings to respond and make their own allegations. Phase three will then recall Mkhwanazi and earlier witnesses for cross-examination and testing of their evidence.
The inquiry is investigating allegations of political interference, corruption, and criminal infiltration within the justice and security sectors, including the police, National Prosecuting Authority, and metropolitan police services. Dozens more witnesses are expected to testify in the coming months.