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Mrs. Hongwe P states that she was never asked about the matter related to Cat Matlala and drugs during the Ad Hoc Committee discussions, and she saw the incident on TV before informing her family.
“even that matter , I was never asked ... I saw it on the news on Friday , then I informed my family . But in the Ad Hoc , we have never spoken about this”
Mrs. Hongwe P states that General Masemola, the National Commissioner of Police at the time and witness before the Ad Hoc Committee, did not follow up or make any enquiries about the call made to her including an offer from General Khan.
“the person you were talking to at that point was General Masemola ... he is the National Commissioner of Police ... Did he follow up and make any enquiries about this call that was made to you with this offer from General Khan ? ... It is only the Madlanga Commission that has spoken to me about this matter, apart from my political party ... I did not even see a need to open a case or do anything further ...”
Mrs. Hongwe P asserts that the Madlanga Commission is the only body that has spoken to her about the matter regarding the call and offer from General Khan, and that she deemed mentioning it in the Ad Hoc Committee sufficient, feeling protected by laws and the committee.
“It is only the Madlanga Commission that has spoken to me about this matter , apart from my political party . And in my thinking , I think mentioning it there in the Ad Hoc , for me it was enough . I did not even see a need to open a case or do anything further because that space , I think it is a protected space . We are governed by certain laws there . We are protected by certain laws .”
Mrs. Hongwe P expresses cautious optimism about the Madlanga Commission's work and hopes for meaningful crime fighting in South Africa, contrasting it with earlier commissions like the Zondo Commission.
“I appreciate the level of the Madlanga Commission work ... I was seeing a Zondo Commission 2 ... it was not going where we wanted to ... But when we as the MKP members in the Ad Hoc changed the notch , people in South Africa focused so , so much in the Ad Hoc until something changed here . ... I appreciate you guys for being fair and honest ... The South Africans are seeing that exactly as I see it ... I hope we work together in fighting this crime in South Africa ...”