Adams concedes he was not truthful about interactions with Nkabinde

National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams has admitted before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that he was not truthful about his interactions with Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff, Cedric Nkabinde .

Adams had previously testified that his first contact with Nkabinde was on the 1st of November 2024.

However, evidence leader Advocate Lee- Seegels Ncube presented an email trail showing earlier communication.

Video | Madlanga Commission | Adams disputes affidavit put to him – Canny Maphanga weighs in Adams has acknowledged to Seegels – Ncube that his earlier version was false and corrected his testimony.

“So, I found out who the Minister’s staff was.

And also, the other person that was looking, no, I’m lying, no, no.

You are lying.

You said yesterday that you… Yes.

No, no, my sequence is here.

And I wasn’t even trying to catch you out in a lie.

No, I know.

I was just correcting you.” Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Day 164 | Friday, 21 August 2026