National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has assigned three parliamentary portfolio committees—Police, Justice and Constitutional Development, and the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence—to urgently investigate corruption allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The allegations include claims that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been colluding with criminal underworld elements and that gangs and drug cartels have infiltrated the South African Police Service (SAPS). Despite calls from various political parties for a snap debate on the issue, Didiza declined, emphasizing that the parliamentary committees should handle the matter. The committees have been tasked with developing a strategy to address the allegations, with a joint meeting held to outline plans for the investigation. Parliamentarians have agreed to establish an ad hoc committee to conduct the probe, with the terms of reference to be finalized in a subsequent meeting scheduled for July 22. The committees have just over a week to devise an approach to address the national security concerns raised by Mkhwanazi’s claims. The move has been described by some lawmakers as a progressive step to ensure swift oversight and protect the integrity of the justice system.