KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is likely to hog the limelight this week as the Madlanga commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system kicks off on Wednesday.
Mkwanazi’s explosive allegations that organised crime groups have penetrated the upper echelons of the country’s criminal justice system led to the establishment of the commission by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Among other issues, he accused minister of police Senzo Mchunu, his bosses in the police service and some members of the judiciary of having ties to criminal gangs. He also accused his bosses of closing down an elite unit investigating political murders after it uncovered a drug cartel with tentacles in the business sector, prison department, prosecution service and judiciary.
He is expected to be the first witness — to back up his allegations.
His allegations have so far seen Mchunu’s suspension and the deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya issued with a stay-at-home order for disbanding the elite task team.
Ramaphosa will face off with Jacob Zuma in a Pretoria high court case in which the former president is bidding to have Mchunu’s leave of absence and the appointment of Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister set aside. The case will be heard by a full bench in the high court on Thursday.
With an eye on the 2026 municipal elections, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address an ANC councillors’ event at FNB Stadium in Joburg on Monday. ANC councillors from across the country will convene to review progress made, provide guidance and accelerate service delivery ahead of the local government elections.
This is after the ANC electoral support plunged from 57% in 2019 to 40% during the national general election in 2024, forcing it to invite opposition parties including the DA, Freedom Front Plus and IFP to join the government of national unity now running the country.
Labour federation Cosatu is set to convene its eighth central committee meeting in Benoni from Monday to Thursday. The meeting will bring together about 400 members from the federation’s affiliates and labour service organisations to review the implementation of resolutions adopted at the previous congress, provide political direction and focus on organisational issues ahead of the national congress in 2026.
Cosatu president Zingisiwa Losi is set to deliver the keynote address, while tripartite alliance leaders — from the ANC and the SACP — are expected to address the meeting.
Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson and Cape Town executive mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis are on Monday expected to host the next leg of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Listening Tour in Tafelsig, Cape Town.
“The nationwide EPWP Listening Tour aims to engage directly with communities about their experiences with the programme, address challenges, and gather insights to inform a reimagined EPWP focused on long-term socioeconomic empowerment,” the department said.
“The minister and mayor will be joined by the City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for urban waste management, Alderman Grant Twigg, and mayoral committee member for human settlements, councillor Carl Pophaim.”
Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen and his deputy Nokuzola Capa are set to lead the proceedings of the G20 agriculture working group and food security task force ministerial meetings on Thursday and Friday at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, Western Cape.
“The meetings form part of a broader public participation programme implemented by government, aimed at profiling, and promoting SA’s presidency of the G20.”
SA’s G20 presidency is prioritising food security, sustainable development, and the strengthening of resilience in the face of disasters, the department said in a media advisory.
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