In a short week, the Madlanga commission heard of a detrimental case of mistaken identity, texts exchanged between alleged cartel member Cat Matlala and plotter and facilitator Brown Mogotsi, and payments made in return for keeping the cops at bay. Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, who heads up the crime intelligence division of the South African Police Service, was in the witness chair.
CW, responding to the release yesterday of the Special Investigating Unit’s interim investigation report on Tembisa Hospital, joins the calls for decisive action against the syndicates and officials named in the stealing of over R2-billion of the hospital’s funds. In 2018 the organisation, with Section27 and the Treatment Action Campaign, exposed a buried SIU report that highlighted 1.2-billion rands worth of gross financial misconduct in the Gauteng Department of Health between 2006 and 2010 – but the government chose not to act.
The ad hoc committee set up to investigate allegations of criminality and corruption in the criminal justice system, invites individuals and interested organisations to make written submissions on matters pertinent to the scope of the enquiry (detailed in the Terms of Reference) that may assist it in fulfilling its mandate. The deadline is 17 October 2025.
The second week of the Madlanga commission of inquiry into criminality and corruption in the criminal justice system featured testimony from national police commissioner Fannie Masemola, police law expert Petronella van Rooyen, and KZN director of public prosecutions, Elaine Harrison.
As the first African G20 presidency, South Africa has both the standing and responsibility to lead on illicit financial flows – but real progress depends on top-level political backing to mobilise the players needed for coherent domestic and international policy changes.
The first three days of hearing of the Madlanga commission of inquiry into criminality in the criminal justice system were taken up by testimony from KZN police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, whose allegations prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish the commission.
The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System – informally known as the Madlanga Commission – started its hearings today. The first witness, KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is on the stand and is expected to testify at least until Friday.
As the Madlanga commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system gets under way today, the parliamentary ad hoc committee established to to investigate the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is preparing to launch its own proceedings. The committee met last week to receive and discuss a report on the progress of preparations for its hearings.
Corruption Watch deputy chairperson Marianne Camerer reflects on what the work of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council means for South Africa’s future.