KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has taken an oath before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, committing to testify under oath about allegations of political interference, corruption, and the disbandment of the police unit investigating political killings in the province.
Mkhwanazi appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee following a series of allegations he made about internal interference in SAPS operations on July 6, 2025.
These include claims that the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was unlawfully disbanded, that a moratorium was placed on police recruitment, and that senior SAPS officials had improper relationships with members of the public. He also alleged direct political interference in the running of the police in KwaZulu-Natal.
Ad Hoc Committee chairperson Molapi Lekganyane informed Mkhwanazi that he could choose to take either an oath or an affirmation before giving evidence.
This, he explained, would place the Commissioner under legal obligation to speak the truth while granting him protection under the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act.
“You may choose to take the oath or the affirmation,” said Lekganyane. “I will then check with you, General Mkhwanazi, if you choose to take oath or affirmation.”
Mkhwanazi said: “I’ll take an oath, sir.”
He was then sworn in, stating: “I, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, swear that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth, nothing else but the truth, so help me God.”
Lekganyane reminded him that under Section 17(2) of the Act, any person who knowingly provides false or misleading information to a committee could face up to two years in prison or a fine.
The Committee is investigating whether Mkhwanazi’s allegations point to systemic interference and misconduct within SAPS leadership structures, and whether these may have compromised law enforcement’s ability to address politically sensitive cases in KwaZulu-Natal, a province long plagued by politically motivated killings.
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