Motau explains why he quit Madlanga Commission

'UNFORESEEN ISSUES'

- KAMOGELO MOICHELA

LEGAL heavyweight Advocate Terry Motau SC broke his silence on his surprise resignation as chief evidence leader from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Alleged Police Corruption and Criminal Cartels.

Motau's exit, shrouded in speculation, comes just days after the commission announced a temporary pause in proceedings due to the ill health of key witness Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo.

Dispelling rumours of an abrupt departure, Motau revealed that he had tendered his resignation on September 11, after what he described as “prolonged to-ing and fro-ing” with commission leadership.

His decision, he stressed, was neither sudden nor emotional - but rooted in deep structural and administrative misgivings.

“Things did not go according to plan. There were unforeseen issues on my part that made it impossible for me to add value to the commission,” Motau said.