International Politics

KZN – Advocate Norman Arendse, SC, was named yesterday as the evidence leader for the adohoc committee that will inquire into the serious allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

Arendse, will be assisted by two advocates, Maria Mokhoaetsi and Lerato Zikalala.

This emerged when the committee met to receive a progress report on the preparations for its hearings set to start later this month.

Briefing the committee, chairperson Soviet Lekganyane said invitations have been sent to seven people identified by the committee. These were Mkhwanazi, Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, suspended Minister Senzo Mchunu, Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, acting minister Firoz Cachalia and deputy ministers Cassel Mathale and Polly Boshielo.

“There is no additional witness that has been invited. Signed letters are sent to the seven persons named here,” Lekganyane said.

He stated that no person who has been given a date of appearance before the committee yet.

“In the letter we sent out, we requested them to respond before August 3, because we considered the urgency as we had planned to start by September 10,” he said in an apparent report quoting Sibiya that he would testify on the said date.

Lekganyane also said all had responded except for Mchunu and Cachalia. Consultation was done with Masemola earlier yesterday, while Boshielo and Mathale have requested to do their own consultations.

He also stated that Mkhwanazi has requested the committee to allow him time, as he was already engaged with the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry until September 24.

Advocate Norman Arendse, SC, was named on Friday as the evidence leader for the adhoc committee. (Pic: IOL)