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Madlanga Commission marks one year since first hearings

GCIS / SAnewsRef: GOVNEWS-84377 at https://www.sanews.gov.za

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Collected on 18 September 2026

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This is a SAnews government news release dated 17 September 2026 marking one year since the first hearings of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, known as the Madlanga Commission. The commission, headed by former Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2025, pledged to continue its work without fear, favour or prejudice. The release recaps the year's output: 110 witnesses, 26 352 pages of transcripts, 105 282 pages of documentary material in 750 bundles, a hotline that took 1894 calls and 4548 emails, about 22 in-camera applications, and three High Court applications. It also pays tribute to Marius van der Merwe, assassinated on 5 December 2025 after testifying as Witness D, and thanks staff, security personnel, state institutions and the media.

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Coming forward to assist the Commission with information and testimony

Members of the public can assist the Madlanga Commission by offering information and testifying before it, and can reach it through its hotline and by email. Over the past year the Commission's hotline took 1894 calls and it received 4548 emails from members of the public, and 110 witnesses gave testimony.

Who it is for: members of the public with information relevant to the Commission's terms of reference, and witnesses willing to testify
How to act on it: Phone the Commission's hotline or send an email to the Commission; those with evidence come forward and testify before the Commission.

The document's recorded date is 5 December 2025. Confirm on the official source.

Facts

Reference

GOVNEWS-84377 at https://www.sanews.gov.za

Parties

Madlanga Commission. The commission

Key Takeaways

Madlanga Commission one-year anniversary, 17 September 2026
Commission announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2025
Headed by former Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga
110 witnesses have given testimony
26 352 pages of oral testimony transcripts; 105 282 pages in 750 document bundles
Hotline: 1894 calls (1472 out of scope); 4548 emails (3295 out of scope)
Marius van der Merwe assassinated 5 December 2025 after testifying as Witness D
About 22 in-camera applications, 19 granted
Three High Court applications: Suliman Carrim's dismissed; Feroz Khan's and Fannie Nkosi's withdrawn
One recusal application against an Evidence Leader dismissed
2 June 2026 (Day 111): five witnesses in a single day
Madlanga Commission
Mbuyiseli Madlanga
Cyril Ramaphosa
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Jeremy Michael
Marius van der Merwe
Suliman Carrim
Feroz Khan
Fannie Nkosi
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption
National Prosecuting Authority
Constitutional Court
High Court
Parliament

Dates

Opening Date

17 September 2026