Palesa Mafisa

Palesa Mafisa was a legal representative for Major General Senona during the South African Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. In her interactions with the commission on Day 47, she addressed procedural matters regarding the witness’s testimony schedule and the disclosure of evidence. She raised concerns about being informed only that day that more time would be needed for Senona’s testimony, and argued about what constituted sufficient cause for non-attendance. Mafisa also discussed the scope of agreed-upon annexures—specifically WhatsApp chats marked SEN1 to SEN7—and noted that a video not flagged as an annexure was now being used, which her team had not anticipated. She further requested that any additional videos be provided, and mentioned that certain paragraphs in the testimony should not be read aloud for safety reasons.