{"id":95039,"date":"2026-01-07T17:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/next-steps-for-ad-hoc-committee-on-police-corruption"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:42:29","slug":"next-steps-for-ad-hoc-committee-on-police-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/next-steps-for-ad-hoc-committee-on-police-corruption","title":{"rendered":"Next Steps for Ad Hoc Committee on Police Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Parliament\u2019s ad hoc committee probing allegations of police corruption is set to map out the final weeks of its programme on Wednesday after adjourning oral hearings in November last year.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is on a tight deadline to conclude its business by the end of February after being granted an extension by the national assembly.<\/p>\n<p>It adjourned last year after hearing oral evidence from murder-accused Vusimuzi \u201cCat\u201d Matlala at the Kgosi Mampuru prison about how he secured healthcare tenders from the police and allegedly made cash payments to former police minister Bheki Cele.<\/p>\n<p>Following explosive allegations of police corruption and the questionable disbandment of a political killings task team, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi set the scene for the ad hoc committee\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>Mkhwanazi and his boss, police commissioner Fannie Masemola, were among the first witnesses in parliament last year.<\/p>\n<p>Former police minister Bheki Cele, suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and acting police minister Firoz Cachaliahave also already taken the hot seat.<\/p>\n<p>Besides finalising its remaining witnesses, the committee will also have to determine how to handle complaints against forensic investigator Paul O\u2019Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p>He is alleged to have sent threatening messages to Mchunu\u2019s chief of staff, Cedric Nkabinde, during a dinner break while Nkabinde was testifying in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Nkabinde alleged influence and interference on the part of O\u2019Sullivan within the police and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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