Overview
- Hearings restart today with several witnesses expected this week as phase two begins, with roughly a dozen more set to testify in the months ahead.
- Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels said proceedings will revisit alleged criminality and corruption in Ekurhuleni’s municipal structures following recent leadership suspensions.
- An official on precautionary suspension is scheduled to testify on Monday as the inquiry examines claims that municipal processes were captured and criminally abused.
- North West businessman and ANC member Suliman Carrim secured a postponement to 9–10 March and must file an affidavit by 27 February, while he pursues a High Court bid to block a subpoena.
- Security concerns intensified after SAPS reported an attempted hit on Wiandre Pretorius on 5 February and local media reported his death by suicide on 7 February, following his earlier implication in testimony.