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The Commission was established to investigate explosive allegations by Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi (the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner) that claimed senior cops, prosecutors, judges — maybe even ministers — were colluding with criminal syndicates, sabotaging investigations, and protecting criminal networks.
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The idea was to root out political interference, corruption and infiltration of the criminal justice system. In other words: to clean house, restore trust, and perhaps shake up entrenched power networks.
Sounds serious. Sounds like something that should scare the crooks who survive on “connections.” Right?
Why it already smells like a joke
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The Commission’s powers amount to little more than “look-see”: it can investigate, hold public hearings, and recommend. But its findings are not legally binding — the final decision rests with the top political decision-maker.
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The process already hit basic bureaucratic hurdles: the start was delayed because the Justice Department couldn’t even get the ICT infrastructure in place on time. Someone forgot to plug in the cables.
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There’s widespread scepticism that this will end up like yet another performance: grand hearings, dramatic testimonies, reams of taxpayer-funded reports — but little, if any, actual accountability.
So yes: right off the bat this isn’t a knockout blow to corruption — it’s more like a PR stunt dressed up as justice.