HOGARTH | Stroking a purring cat :
If committee chair Soviet Lekganyane wasn’t stroking Matlala’s ego by repeatedly using his clan name, Mokone ...
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Key FactsCommittee Finds No Evidence of Mchunu–Matlala Link
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: timeslive.co.za
- The committee based its draft on witness testimony and found no evidence of a connection between Mchunu and Matlala.
- The EFF recommended referrals to the Public Protector, Hawks and Parliament’s joint ethics and members’ interests committee.
- The MKP considers Mchunu’s relationship with Mogotsi worthy of criminal investigation because of the cited extraordinary access and influence.
- The draft will go to implicated individuals for response; the final report is expected before the National Assembly by October’s end.
Where we don’t have reasonable findings, we cannot recommend that a person be investigated, nor can we go so far as to question their suitability to occupy public office.— Soviet Lekganyane, ANC MP and committee chairperson, speaking during the ad hoc committee proceedings.
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