Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Capture of Law Enforcement Agencies

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Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Capture of Law Enforcement Agencies

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the convening of the newly established Ad Hoc Committee in the National Assembly, set to begin its work on Tuesday, 5 August 2025, to investigate the serious allegations of corruption, criminal syndicate infiltration, and political interference in South Africa’s law enforcement agencies. 

This Ad Hoc Committee follows the EFF’s consistent and principled intervention in Parliament calling for an urgent and transparent parliamentary investigation into the explosive revelations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, LieutenantGeneral Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 

We welcome the National Assembly’s unanimous resolution to establish the committee, as a necessary first step in unearthing the rot that has destroyed the very foundations of justice and accountability in this country. 

The committee's mandate includes investigating the unlawful disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team and other issues brought up by Commissioner Mkhwanazi. However, of crucial importance are the deeply troubling revelations about the nature and implications of relationships between senior leadership in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and certain members of the public, as well as the infiltration of our judiciary which demand a level of transparency and accountability of the highest order. 

Parliament has, on multiple occasions, failed to act decisively in moments of national significance due to political bias including on the Section 89 independent report on the Phala Phala scandal and in responding to the findings of the State Capture Commission.

These failures highlighted how Parliament functions less as an independent arm of the state and more as an extension of the Executive. This cannot be allowed to happen again. The matters currently before this committee touch the very heart of public trust in our criminal justice system, and the stakes could not be higher. It is not only about corruption or misconduct; it is about whether South Africans can believe that the institutions charged with protecting them are not themselves captured by criminal interests. This includes the imperative to consider legislative, policy and institutional reforms that can restore confidence in law enforcement and the judiciary and that process must be free from political interference, particularly by those implicated or aligned to implicated individuals. It is for this reason that the leadership and composition of this committee are so crucial. 

Parliament must reclaim its role as a true oversight body, not a shield for executive wrongdoing. This is why the EFF believes the credibility and integrity of this Ad Hoc Committee will be best preserved if it is chaired by a Member of Parliament who is not part of the Government of National Unity (GNU). Given that the serious allegations under investigation include the conduct of the ANC’s Minister of Police and potentially other senior government figures, it is in the public interest to ensure that the committee is not perceived as compromised or conflicted. 

We therefore urge GNU partners represented in this committee to act in the best interest of Parliament’s reputation and, more importantly, in the interest of the South African people who are counting on this process to root out the criminal syndicates within the very systems meant to deliver justice and keep them and their children safe. 

We also call on the voters of all parties in the committee to hold their public representatives accountable and to demand that they prioritise truth, transparency and justice over political allegiance. This is an opportunity to demonstrate that Parliament can rise above partisanship and serve the national interest. 

The EFF will participate fully and fearlessly in this committee. We will ensure that no official, regardless of their rank, party affiliation, or proximity to power is spared scrutiny and that South Africa’s policing and justice system is restored.  

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