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title: "WATCH LIVE | Cele tells Parliament he doesn’t know if Joshlin Smith is still alive"
description: "Former Minister of Police Bheki Cele appears before Parliament’s ad hoc inquiry into allegations of police corruption made by KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi."
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published: "2025-10-23T11:39:55"
updated: "2025-10-24T10:55:47"
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# WATCH LIVE | Cele tells Parliament he doesn’t know if Joshlin Smith is still alive

> Former Minister of Police Bheki Cele appears before Parliament’s ad hoc inquiry into allegations of police corruption made by KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

By Daily Maverick · Published 23 October 2025, 13:39 SAST · Updated 24 October 2025, 12:55 SAST

## Key points
- In a gripping episode of political drama, former police minister Bheki Cele faces the music as he testifies before a parliamentary committee, unpacking a Pandora's box of corruption, political meddling, and the curious case of the vanished Political Killings Task Team.
- Former police minister Bheki Cele faces scrutiny in parliamentary hearings over allegations of political and criminal interference in the SAPS.
- The ad hoc committee is currently in its third week of hearings, intensifying the investigation into corruption claims.
- Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the first witness, has already testified and responded to questions from MPs regarding his allegations.
- Readers are invited to submit their questions about Mkhwanazi’s claims and the ongoing inquiry into corruption.

## Content

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### Catch up

- Former police minister Bheki Cele appears before the parliamentary ad hoc committee into Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations, including political and criminal interference in the SAPS and related corruption; the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team; and allegations against MPs.
- The committee is in its third week of the hearings.
- Mkhwanazi was the first to testify in front of the committee and [took questions from MPs](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-08-mk-party-tries-to-pin-down-mkhwanazi-on-ramaphosa/).
- What are your burning questions about General Mkhwanazi’s revelations about corruption at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, and Parliament’s probe? [Share with our newsroom here.](https://tally.so/r/woX4Qb)