Judicial Commission

An affidavit attributed to Sergeant Ndlela dated 8 July 2025 was submitted late to the Commission and raises questions about its timing and why it was not produced earlier.

“I have now noted that an affidavit attributed to Sergeant Ndlela dated 8 July 2025 which did not form part of the original statement disclosed when the investigators' affidavits were first presented to the Commission has recently been submitted before the Commission and appears to have signed one day after the affidavit of Sergeant Ndlela he had previously provided to me. The timing of the appearance of this affidavit raises questions as to why a statement was signed on the 8th and was not placed before the Commission earlier together with other statements obtained from members involved in the investigation.”

The Commission is being informed about the existence of a prepared unsigned affidavit and a subsequently signed affidavit by Sergeant Ndlela, raising questions about the independence and reliability of the statement.

“The existence of the prepared unsigned affidavit together with the later appearance of signed affidavit containing materially similar contents raises a question as to whether statements ultimately placed before the Commission may have been prepared in advance and subsequently executed by the deponent. I place these facts before the Commission so that it may consider whether the circumstances surrounding the preparation and execution of the affidavit may have any bearing on the independence and reliability of the statement.”