Clear divisions have emerged in Parliament relating to how different political party representatives view KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and his recent police corruption accusations. EFF and MK party politicians made comments on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, including: “We are General Mkhwanazi and General Mkhwanazi is us.�

�� The National Coloured Congress, however, made it clear that it did not buy into Mkhwanazi’s claims, with its leader saying he was basically being “eulogised” but had deflected from the possible imminent arrest of national Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. All of this came to light on Wednesday during a joint meeting of Parliament's police committee and justice and constitutional development committee to discuss Mkhwanazi's allegations. Ad hoc committee The Speaker of Parliament had asked the two committees to figure out, in relation to the allegations, how to exercise oversight of the police service. One of the options for the committees was as an ad hoc committee.

A presentation shown during Wednesday’s joint meeting explained: “The scope of an ad hoc committee is task specific and time bound, contrary to the general oversight function, which is ongoing.” It appeared that while not all MPs were in agreement, this is the option the committees will go for. Mkhwanazi had held a press briefing on 6 July and alleged that a drug cartel based in Gauteng was controlling a high-level criminal syndicate that extended into the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Police Ministry, Parliament, official prison structures, the judiciary and other law-enforcing authorities. He also claimed that Deputy National Commissioner of Crime Detection Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu had harmed investigations into political killings and organized crime.

Mchunu and Sibiya denied it.