https://themonexus.com/southafrica/ Every event across South Africa's commissions of inquiry, tracked by The Monexus. Aggregated from cited public reporting. en 2026-08-16T12:00:00+02:00 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-26 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-26 2026-11-16T12:00:00+02:00 The commission's deadline has been extended twice. In March 2026 the Presidency required a second interim report by 29 May 2026 and the final report by 31 August 2026. In July 2026 the President extended the commission again — to 16 November 2026. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-25 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-25 2026-08-20T12:00:00+02:00 The 10 police officers involved in the 2024 Ngcobo highway shooting — arrested in July 2024 and facing internal disciplinary proceedings — are due back before the Durban Regional Court on 20 August 2026. This desk will update this event as the case proceeds. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-24 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-24 2026-08-14T12:00:00+02:00 For the first time in its existence, the commission resolves to lay criminal charges against a person summoned to give evidence: businessman Suleiman Carrim, who did not appear on 14 August as ordered and had not submitted to the independent medical examination the ruling required as the only alternative. Justice Madlanga instructs commission secretary Dr Nolitha Vukuza to lay the charges — the co CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-23 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-23 2026-08-13T12:00:00+02:00 A father tells the commission he went to court to stop the police killing his son — and they killed him the next day. The hearing concerns the 1 April 2023 Morningside shooting in which tow-truck operator Bevan Loftus and four other people were killed, with 27 rounds fired. Retired SAPS captain and firearms expert Ashley Houston testifies that the task team's account — a door ajar, men rising from CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-22 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-22 2026-08-12T12:00:00+02:00 The commission opens a new phase examining allegations that SAPS task teams in KwaZulu-Natal operated as hit squads under the cover of law enforcement. KZN Ipid deputy director Len John testifies about the 30 May 2024 attempted murder of Durban businessman Thabiso Ngcobo on the M13 highway: 10 officers under Captain Pedro Rodrigues allegedly fired at least 14 rounds at his armoured Fortuner. Ngcob CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-4 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-4 2026-08-04T12:00:00+02:00 The Presidency confirms two new proclamations authorising SIU probes into alleged maladministration, irregular expenditure and procurement corruption in two major state entities. The desk is tracking the gazette for the entity names and will update this event. SIU https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-3 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-3 2026-08-03T12:00:00+02:00 President Ramaphosa signs Proclamation 329 of 2026, initiating an SIU investigation into 'serious maladministration' in nine Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality contracts plus a Gauteng Health tender — part of a wider August wave of proclamations into major state entities. SIU https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-5 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-5 2026-08-01T12:00:00+02:00 Ramaphosa widens the SIU probe into a multimillion-rand Eastern Cape water project, extending the mandate to the procurement of goods, works and services for the project over a longer period. SIU https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-5 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-5 2026-07-31T12:00:00+02:00 A senior IDAC investigator accuses the directorate's former head, Andrea Johnson, of presenting false information during her testimony before Parliament's ad hoc committee — the latest blow in a week that saw her hit with ethics complaints and resign. PARLIAMENT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-19 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-19 2026-07-30T12:00:00+02:00 Three senior IDAC investigators are suspended; four of the directorate's own officials testify against its handling of the case; and the commission chair raises the possibility of shutting the directorate down entirely. A six-month reset is ordered. The Daily Maverick separately reports allegations that Johnson advised a witness to flee: 'It's going to be a shitshow.' CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-20 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-20 2026-07-28T12:00:00+02:00 In the most-quoted moment of her five-day appearance, Johnson tells the commission that the evidence supports the conclusion of a coordinated attack against Mkhwanazi and Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo. The commission also probes IDAC's investigation into Khumalo's appointment — a matter a 2023 PSC report had already found lawful, and which fell within the Public Service Commission's man CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-18 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-18 2026-07-27T12:00:00+02:00 The prosecuting authority provisionally withdraws the case against Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo over the appointment of a civilian — after sixteen days of commission testimony left observers asking what the crime actually was. Khumalo had been arrested at OR Tambo airport in June 2025, roughly six weeks after a complaint was referred to IDAC. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-17 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-17 2026-07-26T12:00:00+02:00 Advocate Andrea Johnson resigns as head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. The Mail & Guardian reports she quit to dodge a parliamentary inquiry into her fitness to hold office; the resignation, accepted by President Ramaphosa, does not shield her from further commission questioning. Ethics complaints follow her parliamentary testimony. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-16 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-16 2026-07-25T12:00:00+02:00 Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia announces after the second Police MINMEC of 2026 that Mkhwanazi will lead the National Organised Crime Strategy under the newly endorsed Police Reset Agenda, with 140 high-crime police stations prioritised as first implementation sites. Four new provincial commissioners are to be announced. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-15 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-15 2026-07-23T12:00:00+02:00 Former IDAC head Advocate Andrea Johnson appears before the commission. Across five days of questioning she concedes that a coordinated attack on Mkhwanazi and Khumalo 'makes reasonable sense', defends her directorate's HR-related investigations, and concedes that a 2023 PSC report finding Khumalo's appointment lawful should have ended that investigation. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-21 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-21 2026-07-21T12:00:00+02:00 Suspended Ekurhuleni deputy police chief Julius Mkhwanazi — whose name repeatedly surfaces in commission testimony — is arrested for the third time, appearing in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court in connection with the alleged theft of precious stones worth R14.9-million, having already paid R80,000 in bail across his cases. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-2 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-2 2026-07-15T12:00:00+02:00 The SIU is authorised to investigate the building of a school and a road in the Northern Cape, the Knysna Local Municipality's security tender, and the extension of the Chris Hani District Municipality water treatment contract. SIU https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-6 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-6 2026-07-15T12:00:00+02:00 President Ramaphosa signs Proclamation Notice 327 of 2026, amending Proclamation 183 of 2024, which mandated the SIU to investigate allegations of corruption in the Umzumbe Municipality. SIU https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-8 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-8 2026-07-06T12:00:00+02:00 On the first anniversary of the briefing, eNCA and other outlets measure the distance travelled: a national commission with over 150 sitting days, a suspended Minister, a resigned anti-corruption chief, a murdered witness — and a policing reset still unfolding. ORIGIN https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-12 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-12 2026-07-03T12:00:00+02:00 The commission hears allegations that suspended deputy Crime Intelligence head Maj-Gen Feroz Khan used Crime Intelligence resources to help tobacco manufacturer Carnilinx target its competitors. Khan, in hospital, is unable to testify as a key witness; evidence leaders press on without him. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-14 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-14 2026-07-03T12:00:00+02:00 Testimony from a protected witness, 'Witness X', reveals WhatsApp chats alleging a beneficial relationship between Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and KZN Hawks head Maj-Gen Lesetja Senona — including Senona allegedly sharing confidential police information and discussing a property deal for his son. Due to safety concerns and technical issues, the commission adopts in-camera and remote, off-camera testimo CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-13 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-13 2026-06-18T12:00:00+02:00 As confusion grows over IDAC's decision to abort the arrest of two senior Crime Intelligence officers — who had allegedly been told to report to the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria, only for no arrests to be carried out — Mkhwanazi declares: 'We are at war.' CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-4 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-4 2026-06-15T12:00:00+02:00 MP and ad hoc committee member Vusi Shongwe tells the committee — and later the Madlanga Commission — that he was offered R10-million during a virtual meeting in Durban with suspended Gauteng Crime Intelligence head Maj-Gen Feroz Khan, after Shongwe questioned Khan's alleged links to illegal cigarette smuggling. PARLIAMENT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-11 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-11 2026-06-15T12:00:00+02:00 MP Vusi Shongwe testifies that he was offered R10-million during a Durban virtual meeting with suspended Gauteng Crime Intelligence head Maj-Gen Feroz Khan after questioning Khan's alleged links to illegal cigarette smuggling. He details the Aeroton drug bust and alleged cover-ups linked to the deaths of make-up artist Maja Janeska (September 2020) and anaesthesiologist Dr Abhulhay Munshi (Decembe CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-1 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/siu-proclamations/#ev-siu-1 2026-06-05T12:00:00+02:00 President Ramaphosa signs Proclamation 316 of 2026, authorising the SIU to investigate allegations of maladministration, improper or unlawful conduct at the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) — including its training arrangements — and to recover losses. Parliament's Police Committee chairperson welcomes the probe the same day. SIU https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-10 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-10 2026-03-24T12:00:00+02:00 Twelve senior police officers are arrested in connection with the R360-million police tender awarded to Cat Matlala's Medicare24. They appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court. The same day the commission breaks for Easter recess, with investigations continuing. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-9 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-9 2026-03-09T12:00:00+02:00 Businessman Suleiman Carrim gives evidence over two days (9-10 March) about his relationship with Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala after Matlala's company Medicare24 won a R360-million SAPS health services contract in June 2024. Carrim describes deals involving Matlala and Morgan Maumela, and denies receiving kickbacks — saying the money was a return on investment. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/trc-cases-inquiry/#ev-t-4 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/trc-cases-inquiry/#ev-t-4 2026-02-06T12:00:00+02:00 The inquiry records judgment in the matter of Zuma and Another v Khampepe and Others [case 2026-026936], with a letter to the commission secretariat dated 6 February 2026 — the latest turn in the legal contest over the inquiry's conduct. TRC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/trc-cases-inquiry/#ev-t-3 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/trc-cases-inquiry/#ev-t-3 2026-02-04T12:00:00+02:00 Public hearings of the TRC Cases Inquiry open at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Johannesburg, preceded by a pre-hearing on 4 February 2026 and letters to interested parties. TRC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/trc-cases-inquiry/#ev-t-2 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/trc-cases-inquiry/#ev-t-2 2026-01-30T12:00:00+02:00 The inquiry hands down a ruling on a recusal application against chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe, signed on 30 January 2026 — a prelude to the Zuma-led legal challenge that followed. TRC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/sahrc-unrest-hearing/#ev-s-4 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/sahrc-unrest-hearing/#ev-s-4 2026-01-01T12:00:00+02:00 The SAHRC releases an update report — 'Current Status: Implementation of the Recommendations contained in July's People' — measuring how far the state has moved on the hearing's recommendations. SAHRC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-8 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-8 2025-12-20T12:00:00+02:00 The Sunday Independent publishes a deep assessment of South Africa's 2025 commissions of inquiry, noting that more than half a year into the Madlanga Commission's work the Presidency has quietly extended deadlines. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-7 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-7 2025-12-06T12:00:00+02:00 President Ramaphosa offers condolences to van der Merwe's family and pledges to redouble efforts to protect whistleblowers. DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach echoes the call. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi defends the government's witness protection programme — and blames the South African media for discovering Witness D's identity. Several commission witnesses report receiving death threats. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-6 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-6 2025-12-05T12:00:00+02:00 Marius van der Merwe — 'Witness D', a private security company owner who had testified about an alleged 2022 cover-up, torture and murder of a robbery suspect, implicating Mkhwanazi and Matlala — is shot dead outside his home in Brakpan in front of his wife and children by two men allegedly using AK-47s from a Nissan NP200. The killing throws witness safety into crisis. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/pktt/#ev-p-7 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/pktt/#ev-p-7 2025-12-01T12:00:00+02:00 As of late 2025 the PKTT remains in full operation after Masemola ordered dockets back to it. The unit's final fate awaits the recommendations of Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee and the Madlanga Commission. PKTT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-7 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-7 2025-10-16T12:00:00+02:00 Three months on, Senzo Mchunu appears as the fourth witness before Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee. He argues he is finally getting his chance to explain himself: 'From the 6th of July, I am wearing General Mkhwanazi, from the 6th of July I am smelling General Mkhwanazi and this is the first opportunity I am getting to explain myself.' ORIGIN https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-3 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-3 2025-10-16T12:00:00+02:00 Former Police Minister Senzo Mchunu appears before the Ad Hoc Committee and mounts his defence: that the President approved the PKTT decision and that he has waited since 6 July for his chance to explain himself. PARLIAMENT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-5 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-5 2025-10-15T12:00:00+02:00 Daily Maverick and News24 launch a legal challenge against the commission's application to hold a week of hearings in camera. The commission's evidence leaders argue closed sessions are needed to protect witnesses implicating a criminal cartel; the media houses invoke open justice and argue for case-by-case closure decisions. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-4 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-4 2025-09-29T12:00:00+02:00 Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo testifies about a sophisticated organised criminal syndicate dubbed the 'Big Five' — also called 'the Cartel' — based in Gauteng and allegedly involved in drug trafficking, hijackings, tender fraud and contract killings. He produces WhatsApp messages evidencing payments from Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala to Brown Mogotsi. The revelations redefine the commis CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-3 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-3 2025-09-22T12:00:00+02:00 National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola testifies, focusing on the executive decision to disband the KZN Political Killings Task Team. His submission largely corroborates Mkhwanazi's claims, elevating them from political dispute to accepted fact among senior police leadership. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/pktt/#ev-p-5 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/pktt/#ev-p-5 2025-09-18T12:00:00+02:00 Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Mkhwanazi says the PKTT was disbanded at the moment it was closing in on Gauteng-based syndicates, and details that the team had been reduced in size and given a three-month budget for April to June 2025. Later in 2025, National Commissioner Masemola orders dockets back to the unit — the PKTT remains in operation pending final parliamentary recommendations. PKTT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-2 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-2 2025-09-17T12:00:00+02:00 Public hearings commence at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. Mkhwanazi, the commission's first witness, explains his allegations in full and presents documents, communications and reports to establish their veracity. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-2 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-2 2025-09-04T12:00:00+02:00 The Ad Hoc Committee meets its evidence leaders on 4 September 2025 ahead of the start of public hearings into Mkhwanazi's allegations. Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi himself later appears before the committee to give oral evidence, correcting earlier testimony and clarifying relationships. PARLIAMENT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-1 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-1 2025-08-05T12:00:00+02:00 Parliament constitutes the Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Allegations made by Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and elects MP Molapi Soviet Lekganyane as chairperson on 5 August 2025. The committee's terms of reference cover the PKTT disbandment, alleged obstruction of investigations, and political interference within SAPS. Its lifespan has since been extended more than once. PARLIAMENT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-6 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/adhoc-committee/#ev-a-6 2025-07-22T12:00:00+02:00 The Portfolio Committees on Police and Justice and Constitutional Development table a joint report (ATC250722) tracking the allegations of collusion between the judiciary and criminals raised in Mkhwanazi's briefing and the committee's findings to date. PARLIAMENT https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-6 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-6 2025-07-14T12:00:00+02:00 The day after the suspension, President Ramaphosa announces a Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the allegations by Mkhwanazi — the body that becomes the Madlanga Commission — chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. Terms of reference are gazetted: an interim report within three months, a final report within six. ORIGIN https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-1 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/madlanga-commission/#ev-m-1 2025-07-14T12:00:00+02:00 President Ramaphosa announces the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. The terms of reference require an interim report within three months and a final report within six months of establishment, subject to extension. CJC https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-5 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-5 2025-07-13T12:00:00+02:00 One week after the briefing, President Cyril Ramaphosa places Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave following accusations that he colluded with a criminal syndicate and interfered in high-profile investigations. International outlets including Reuters, Al Jazeera and DW cover the suspension. ORIGIN https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-4 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-4 2025-07-07T12:00:00+02:00 The morning after the briefing, Mkhwanazi's allegations put Minister Mchunu in the national spotlight. The chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, demands answers, and the country's political class begins choosing sides. IOL headlines the story 'Receipts and repercussions'. ORIGIN https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-3 https://themonexus.com/southafrica/commissions/the-briefing/#ev-b-3 2025-07-06T12:00:00+02:00 At the SAPS Provincial Headquarters in Durban, flanked by armed Special Task Force members, Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi holds an impromptu, hour-long press briefing. He warns of 'collusion between criminals, senior police, prosecutors, intelligence operatives, and elements of the judiciary', describes a 'total collapse' of the justice system if unaddressed, accuses then-Police Minister Senzo Mchunu ORIGIN