Madlanga Commission
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South Africa
Nov 17, 2025
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System will on Tuesday move into phase two of its work, with testimony from Brown Mogotsi.
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System will on Tuesday move into phase two of its work, with testimony from Brown Mogotsi.
Mogotsi has been fingered by some of the witnesses who have already testified. He is scheduled to appear before the commission on 18 and 19 November.
Tuesday marks day 35 of the inquiry, which has so far heard evidence from 27 witnesses since proceedings began on 17 September, when former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi opened the hearings.
Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels said phase one focused on placing “untested allegations” under oath and corroborating claims made by Mkhwanazi, without subjecting them to cross-examination.
He said phase two will now see persons of interest respond to allegations levelled against them.
“Starting on 18 November 2025, phase two will give persons of Interest (PoI) - individuals who have been implicated in phase one – the opportunity to place before the commission their version of and/or response to the allegations. Phase two will proceed to rigorously test the evidence presented in phase one,” he said.
Michaels said individuals and representatives of institutions have been invited or, where necessary, compelled to appear before the Commission.
He said those implicated in phase one will now, in phase two, have the opportunity to offer their explanations or refute the claims made against them.
“All Persons of Interest in Phase Two who have furnished a statement to the Commission will have the opportunity to take the Commission through their statement without hostile questioning. After they have testified to the contents of their statements, their evidence will be tested in questioning by the evidence leaders,” he said.
He stressed that the process aims to ensure fairness by allowing implicated individuals to be heard.
Although phase two begins this week, he said a few remaining phase one witnesses will continue to appear, some publicly and others in camera due to scheduling constraints.
Phase two is expected to run into early 2026, after which phase three will commence.
Mkhwanazi and other key witnesses will return to respond to counter-allegations and undergo further testing of their evidence.
