IFP MP Albert Mncwango said that members of Parliament are focused on establishing the veracity of Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations in light of the testimony by the head of the Independent Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), Advocate Andrea Johnson.
Johnson appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations made by the Mkhwanazi, the KwaZulu-Natal police provincial commissioner regarding criminal infiltration, corruption, and political interference within South Africa’s justice system.
Mkhwanazi previously took aim at IDAC during his second day of testimony, where he allegedly sought to undermine the legitimacy of the IDAC’s ongoing corruption and fraud case against Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo.
Johnson addressed these claims, clarifying the process leading to Khumalo’s arrest and denying allegations of undue interference or dramatic tactics. According to Johnson, the arrests were part of a methodically authorised prosecution process that unfolded between May and June 2025.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Ad Hoc Committee, Mncwango said that the thrust of Johnson’s testimony revolved around whether or not the arrest of Khumalo was justified.
“She is dwelling on denying some of the allegations made by Mkhwanazi. Now, I think the role of honourable members, and myself included, is actually to try to establish the veracity of Mkhwanazi’s allegations in the light of what Advocate Johnson has said.
“Of course, there may be shortfalls here and there, but it’s going to come out when we actually begin to cross-examine,” Mncwango said.
“What actually comes out very clearly is that there is a lack of coordination at the level of crime intelligence and also the criminal justice system. It would appear that the left does not know what the right is doing, and this was very apparent when she spoke about the issue of the dockets.”
Mncwango was referring to the matter where NCC leader Fadiel Adams opened three criminal cases in Cape Town in 2024, followed by similar cases lodged in Gauteng. The matter had been referred to IDAC.
Johnson said IDAC’s investigators found nothing came from the cases Adams opened in the Western Cape and Gauteng.
“She comes here and tells us that the dockets had disappeared and were missing when in fact the dockets were not missing, they were actually being processed, in fact, at the highest level of the police.
“So that, to me, indicates that they are not talking to each other, which is not good.
“It actually adds to the concern that Mkhwanazi had, and ultimately, what drove him to go to the media was that he had been knocking at every door, and all those doors that he had been knocking at were closed for him. Then the only option was to go to the media,” Mncwango said.
“We, as a committee, need to establish that there is no nexus between the activities of IDAC, and the factional battles that are coming through, and coming up, throughout the process.
“If that is the case, then that would be a serious abuse of state apparatus to actually achieve some ulterior motives, and that is what we want to get to the bottom of.”
