The gravity of the allegations presented by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee and the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry—allegations of powerful criminal syndicates infiltrating the police, Parliament, and the executive—has elicited a strong response from the former head of a Chapter 9 institution, Advocate Mkhwebane.

This is a process where you would realize that the media, especially mainstream media, the judiciary, the police, the executive, the politicians are working and are all in this together, especially working with the criminals.

Advocate Mkhwebane asserts that Mkhwanazi’s revelations underscore a continuous, systemic flaw in South Africa’s governance, characterized by the consistent protection of individuals in power and a coordinated effort across state and social sectors—including the judiciary and the media—to maintain the status quo.

One investigated various complaints including the CR17 , the Reserve Bank matter, you know, I also started investigating the Phala Phala investigation.

The former Public Protector draws parallels between the challenges Mkhwanazi faces in exposing corruption and her own tumultuous tenure, during which she investigated high-profile cases involving the executive and the ruling party.

These investigations included the CR17 campaign funding of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the contentious Reserve Bank/Bankorp bailout report, both of which were ultimately overturned or successfully challenged in court.

The mention of the Phala Phala investigation further connects the current political climate, suggesting that any powerful figure facing scrutiny is inherently protected by the existing power structures.

So you’d realize that in South Africa those individuals who are in power are always protected.

So the testimony of General Mkhwanazi is very much encouraging.

And because there’s an ad hoc committee and he’s given an opportunity to present his side of the story with evidence, and you know the process is also encouraging that it’s a process where the members of parliament who are forming part of that ad hoc committee they wouldn’t cost anything or additional to the fiscus.

Advocate Mkhwebane throws her support behind the parliamentary ad hoc committee process, contrasting its efficiency and cost-effectiveness with the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which was established by President Ramaphosa to probe Mkhwanazi’s claims.

She views the parliamentary process as a less costly and potentially more direct route to accountability, arguing against the necessity of a separate judicial commission.

And we see the waste stage through the Madanga Commission because that commission was not necessary.

I mean spending more than R147 million to have a report which will be given to the executive, especially the president who is also implicated on a number of issues.

Advocate Mkhwebane here highlights the immense cost of judicial commissions, citing a figure of over R147 million, an amount often associated with the total legal costs of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in its early stages, or large legal fees incurred by state organs.

She questions the logic of spending such vast sums on a commission whose report will ultimately be submitted to the very executive—the President—who she suggests is implicated in various matters, including the ongoing Phala Phala controversy.

Come to think of it and how currently we have the suspended minister, the acting minister, the two deputy ministers.

The country is spending a lot in the meantime.

She points to the significant financial burden placed on the fiscus due to the political instability arising from the allegations, noting the costs associated with the simultaneous presence of a suspended Minister (Police Minister Senzo Mchunu was placed on special leave following the allegations), an acting Minister, and Deputy Ministers.

This situation, Mkhwebane suggests, exemplifies the waste and chaos that stems from the failure to directly address corruption and political interference.

So I hope sanity will prevail in this country, especially the president to just, um, you know, stop this process of Madanga Commission and, um, you know, just remove Minister Mchunu.

And at the end of the day, this report by the ad hoc committee of parliament is the report which will have to be implemented by the country to change the status quo because you find that criminals are running amok or running the country.

The call is direct: President Ramaphosa should cease the Madlanga Commission and deal decisively with the implicated Minister.

Mkhwebane champions the parliamentary ad hoc committee’s report as the legitimate vehicle for implementing change and restoring governance, believing that only a strong directive from the legislature can halt the alleged criminal infiltration of the state.

So I’ll record more videos just to comment about the testimony and especially about the reports one produced.

And those reports were just set aside and you find that those reports have a lot of evidence which will change the status quo in the South African, um, perspective.

Thank you.

The speaker concludes by expressing her conviction that her previous reports, though set aside by the courts, contain crucial evidence that could fundamentally alter the South African political landscape if properly considered and implemented.

Hey, the opposite.

I wish.

That is, that is, that is a shame.

The subsequent commentary from the co-host agrees with the sentiment that many individuals, including those who have witnessed crimes within the African National Congress (ANC), will feel emboldened to come forward following Mkhwanazi’s public testimony.

I feel like a lot of people or people who have been seeing the crimes happening in the ANC are going to come out and be like, “Guys, this is what has happened.”

And we, we are happy that we’re going to be part of, we, we actually, they’re actually seeing what they’ve always wanted to demolish happening with just the corners.

And I’m very happy to see Khumbuzile [Mkhwebane] coming forward because she’s been investigating a lot of people and the advocate, she has, I’m sure she has seen couple of things happening in front of her eyes but could not speak because she knew that you speak, you are underground.

You speak, they’re going to come for you.

This reflects the pervasive culture of fear often cited in high-profile corruption cases, suggesting that Mkhwanazi’s public platform, supported by Parliament, acts as a critical breakthrough that may encourage other potential whistleblowers, including former public servants and perhaps even judges, to share what they know.

The testimony of Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi is being viewed by some as a pivotal moment that challenges the political establishment and validates the claims of systemic corruption that have long been denied or downplayed.