South African ex-police chief gets tissue stuck on forehead while sweating during corruption inquiry

Testimony astatine a large South African corruption enquiry was concisely overshadowed Tuesday by an unscripted infinitesimal — a suspended constabulary main with a insubstantial stuck to his brow.

Julius Mkhwanazi, the erstwhile lawman main of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department, was testifying earlier the Madlanga Commission erstwhile the awkward infinitesimal unfolded.

Mkhwanazi, who was suspended successful November 2025 amid misconduct allegations, had been wiping sweat from his look aft answering questions from the commission.

Part of the tissue, however, remained stuck to his head.

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Julius Mkhwanazi, the erstwhile lawman main of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department, testifies astatine the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry astatine Brigette Mabandla Judicial College connected April 14, 2026 successful Pretoria, South Africa. (SABC News)

The gaffe didn’t spell unnoticed for long. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga halted proceedings arsenic the country took successful the scene.

Advocate Sesi Baloyi SC and Mbuyiseli Madlanga be the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry astatine Brigette Mabandla Judicial College successful Pretoria connected April 14, 2026. The committee was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to analyse allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that South Africa's transgression justness strategy was compromised. (Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images)

"Oh, you person a insubstantial stuck connected your forehead," Madlanga tells the ex-police chief.

"I’m sweaty," Mkhwanazi says. "Thank you, convey you."

Julius Mkhwanazi testifies astatine the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry astatine Brigette Mabandla Judicial College successful Pretoria, South Africa, connected April 14, 2026. (Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images)

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The Madlanga Commission is simply a nationalist enquiry probing allegations of corruption and governmental interference successful South Africa’s justness system. The existent enquiry has been proceeding grounds from existent and erstwhile instrumentality enforcement officials.

Former lawman constabulary main Julius Mkhwanazi testifies astatine the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry astatine Brigette Mabandla Judicial College successful Pretoria, South Africa, connected April 14, 2026. The committee was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to analyse allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi astir compromises successful South Africa's transgression justness system. (Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images)

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Mkhwanazi has been nether scrutiny since an interior audit recommended his suspension arsenic portion of a broader probe into alleged misconduct.