Overview
- The Madlanga Commission has placed June 2021 text messages and other documentary material on the record that evidence leaders say link Crime Intelligence deputy head Feroz Khan to efforts to route questions and information through intermediaries.
- Andrea Johnson resigned as head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption and President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted her immediate resignation in late July 2026.
- Julius Malema says his July praise for Johnson was based exclusively on her appearance before Parliament’s ad hoc committee and that he has not watched her full commission testimony because he is finishing the committee’s report.
- Malema rejected claims that he shielded Khan or prevented Khan from being summoned, said he is not afraid to appear before the commission, and accused the inquiry of relying on speculation and news articles rather than firm evidence.
- The overlap of parliamentary and judicial probes has left criminal and disciplinary processes unresolved, raised questions about witness safety and political use of evidence, and could affect public trust ahead of the November municipal elections.