By Simon Nare
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system will no longer go ahead on September 1 owing to delays in securing ‘essential infrastructure’.
The commission, established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to look into allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, announced on Tuesday that it would not be able to start next Monday because the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has not secured a hearing venue as promised.
The department had previously undertaken to secure a venue, but it has since emerged that it has failed to fulfill this commitment to the commission.
The inquiry was initially expected to take place in Pretoria at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College, a public-sector law school in the city center, not far from the Union Buildings.
“Unfortunately, those commitments have not been met. As a result, it has since
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