IDAC oversight office vows independent constitutional oversight
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Submit complaints electronically to the IDAC Oversight Office
You can submit a complaint electronically to the IDAC Oversight Office at complaints.idac@justice.gov.za. The Office will assess complaints objectively and fairly and will provide strict confidentiality to whistleblowers and complainants.
- Who it is for
- internal and external complainants, including members of the public and whistleblowers
- How to act on it
- Email your complaint to complaints.idac@justice.gov.za.
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Complaints can already be submitted electronically to complaints.idac@justice.gov.za.
Submit sealed written complaints via a secure drop-box (soon)
You will be able to submit a sealed written complaint through a secure drop-box at the SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street in Pretoria. The Office will provide strict confidentiality to whistleblowers and complainants.
- Who it is for
- members of the public
- How to act on it
- Place your sealed written complaint into the secure drop-box at the SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street in Pretoria.
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members of the public will soon be able to submit sealed written complaints through a secure drop-box at the SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street in Pretoria.
Facts
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
GOVNEWS-82955 at https://www.sanews.gov.za
Key Takeaways
- IDAC Oversight Judge: retired Judge Takalani Joseph Raulinga
- Office established under Section 22A of the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Act
- First media briefing held in Pretoria on Sunday, 19 July 2026
- Office provides independent judicial oversight over IDAC
- Investigates complaints about alleged improper conduct by IDAC-related personnel (including prosecutors, investigators, deputy directors, seconded officials and other support personnel)
- Mandate covers serious/high-profile/complex corruption, commercial crime, financial crime linked to commissions of inquiry, referrals by the NDPP, statutory referrals, and public complaints
- Complaints can be submitted electronically to complaints.idac@justice.gov.za
- Sealed written complaints via secure drop-box at SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria (soon to be available)
- Office reports to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and is accountable to Parliament via the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development
- Office does not investigate intelligence matters under the Inspector-General of Intelligence and does not replace SAPS or the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
- Independent Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC)
- IDAC Oversight Judge
- retired Judge Takalani Joseph Raulinga
- Office of the IDAC Oversight Judge
- National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Act
- National Director of Public Prosecutions
- Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
- Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development
- Protected Disclosures Act
- Inspector-General of Intelligence
- South African Police Service (SAPS)
- Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
- SAnews
- Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
Dates
Opening Date
19 July 2026