Sworn affidavit & press statement — Rev. Prof. Musa Xulu

Why this document matters

This is insider testimony, under oath, from the CRL Rights Commission's own appointed chair of the Christian-sector committee. After resigning, Prof. Xulu placed on the record a sworn account that the State's drive to regulate churches is being accompanied by the involvement of its intelligence and security services.

• Xulu states that on 14 May 2026 he was contacted by a person identifying himself as acting on behalf of the National Intelligence Agency / State Security Agency.
• He alleges that Christian organisations and leaders opposing the CRL's Section 22 process — including Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) and the SA Church Defenders — had allegedly been referred to the State's security structures for investigation, profiling and/or surveillance.
• He notes that South Africa's 2024–2028 National Security Strategy reportedly identifies the "mushrooming of charismatic churches" as a national-security concern.
• He records that he repeatedly warned the Section 22 process was becoming "toxic, predetermined and unrepresentative" and "a front for a broader agenda of State involvement in the regulation and control of religion."

Prof. Xulu states he cannot independently verify the identity of the individual who contacted him; he placed the matter on oath because, in his words, the public "has a right to know that such allegations now exist." The document is reproduced below; a third-party applicant's identifying header has been redacted for privacy.