Mbalula distances himself from TRC-related investigations

Former Police Minister and current ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has denied any involvement in Truth and Reconciliation Commission-related investigations during his tenure as police minister. Testifying before the TRC Inquiry, Mbalula said he had no authority over TRC investigations or prosecutions and never influenced decisions involving those cases. He told the commission he never attended meetings, received briefings, or consulted with victims' families on TRC matters. Mbalula was earlier testifying before the inquiry about the handling of apartheid-era TRC-referred cases as Minister of Police, a position he held from March 2017 to February 2018.