MK’s bid to halt inquiry dismissed

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party and its leader Jacob Zuma suffered a blow in their attempt to stop the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating the criminal justice system.

- Molefe Seeletsa

Yesterday, the party appeared in the High Court in Pretoria, seeking to interdict the commission.

The MK party is also challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place police minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appoint Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister, which forms part B of their review application.

During yesterday’s proceedings, advocate Dali Mpofu, representing the MK party, argued that the case was “self-evidently urgent” because the commission had commenced its public hearings a day earlier, with KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi testifying as the first witness.