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Mkhwanazi guns for NCC MP Fadiel Adams over ‘reckless’ handling of classified info

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It’s day two of the Madlanga Commission and KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has begun implicating more public figures for their alleged role in politically interfering in the country’s criminal justice system. Mkhwanazi alleges that National Coloured Congress (NCC) MP Fadiel Adams has been “reckless” in his alleged handling of classified Crime Intelligence information. Specialist legal journalist Karyn Maughan, as well as Madlanga Commission Spokesperson, Jeremy Michaels, joined The Lead host, broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer, for all the major talking points from the commission at the site of its hearings in central Pretoria. This was a live recording.

18 Sep 2025 English South Africa News · Society & Culture

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