A new date for the commencement of the Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption is not yet known.

The Commission, which will be chaired by retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, was initially expected to begin on 1 September but has been postponed indefinitely.

The Commission announced that it would not begin on time due to a failure by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to procure vital infrastructure timeously.

Briefing the media in Pretoria on Tuesday, Justice Minister Mamoloko Kubayi says she can’t dictate when the commission will commence.

“On the issues around the date, unfortunately, as I said earlier on, I’m not allowed to be the one that dictates to the Commission when can they start. Our responsibility is to ensure that what they require to do their work is in place, with the timeframes that we have provided,” says Kubayi.

The Minister says the delay in proceedings is unfortunate.

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