Malema Clashes with Legal Team Over General Mkhwanazi’s Statement Legitimacy

A heated exchange erupted during Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee proceedings as EFF leader Julius Malema questioned the legality of General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s testimony. Malema objected to Mkhwanazi taking an oath based on a “supplementary statement” originally submitted to the Madlanga Commission, insisting Parliament must receive an original statement directly addressed to it. He accused the committee’s legal team of procedural failure and warned against Parliament appearing subordinate to the executive. Legal counsel countered that the supplementary statement incorporated the commission’s testimony by reference, but Malema maintained it was “unconstitutional and improper” to proceed without a formal parliamentary submission.