Parliament’s investigation into allegations of criminal interference within South Africa’s law-enforcement institutions has entered a more politically sensitive phase, with members of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Criminal Justice System now demanding direct accountability from Cyril Ramaphosa.

The committee has requested that the President respond to questions relating to the ongoing investigation and potentially appear before MPs. This marks a significant development in the probe, which has already heard testimony suggesting that organised criminal networks may have infiltrated key law-enforcement and intelligence structures.

At the centre of the latest development is the issue of executive responsibility. Members of the committee argue that, as head of the executive and the authority responsible for intelligence oversight, the President must clarify what the Presidency knew about the allegations and what actions were taken in response. Instagram · Twitter