By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The Parliament Ad Hoc Committee members met on Tuesday,14 July 2026, to deliberate on the preliminary report as it rushes to meet the deadline.
The committee was established to investigate allegations of criminality, political interference and institutional failures within the criminal justice.
The report has cleared most high-profile witnesses of any criminal conduct or links to cartels in the disbanding of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).
The witnesses whom the committee has made no criminal findings against include Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, and IDAC head Andrea Johnson.
Committee content advisor Christine Silkstone reminded the committee that it is not a court of law or a prosecuting body, before tabling the findings.
“The report found no evidence linking Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior officials to criminal networks.”
The report also found serious unresolved issues involving Sibiya, but does not conclude that he acted on behalf of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, Oupa “Brown” Mogotsi, or an organised crime network.
The committee identified that, while serious vulnerabilities to organised crime exist, the evidence does not establish a single controlling cartel across all institutions.
The report identified institutional risks affecting the judiciary, prosecution services, and IDAC, but does not conclude that these institutions have been captured.
The committee recognised unmanaged personal relationships as integrity risks, but does not regard every informal relationship as evidence of corruption.
The report found limitations arising from restricted access to classified Crime Intelligence information and recommends improved mechanisms governing classified information.
The MK Party David Skhosana rejected the report describing it as a “politically sanitised” document aimed at protecting the GNU.
ActionSA MP Dereleen James said the draft had been “materially watered down”, softened the evidence and omitted findings that the record plainly supported.
ANC MP Khusela Sangoni said some recommendations appeared to have been diluted during the drafting process.
Committee chairperson Soviet Lekganyane assured MPs that the report had not yet been adopted and that their objections would be incorporated before a revised draft was sent to affected parties.
“You are going to satisfy yourselves first before it goes out that it is essentially what you have impressed upon, “Lekganyane said.
The report is expected to go through further amendments before a final draft is handed to the National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza on 31 July 2026.