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Madlanga Commission | Adams challenges Section 27 referral as Hawks officer claims he was used as a pawn

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and suspended member of Parliament (MP), Fadiel Adams, says his Section 27 referral to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) may have been altered and that his signature on the document could have been forged. Adams made the claims while responding to questions at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Friday, as the commission continued to scrutinise the validity and purpose of the controversial referral. […]

todayAugust 21, 2026 49

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No plans to re-enrol case against Crime Intelligence officials: NPA

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it is unlikely that the case involving seven senior police officers will be re-enrolled. This comes after the NPA unconditionally withdrew charges against the officers, including Crime Intelligence head, Dumisani Khumalo, Crime Intelligence CFO, Major General Philani Lushaba and Brigadier Dineo Mokwele. The officials were charged with corruption and fraud in relation to Mokwele's appointment at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC). The charges […]

todayAugust 21, 2026 101

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Madlanga Commission | Commission to lay criminal charges against Carrim

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Chairperson, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, says the commission will lay criminal charges against controversial North West businessman, Suliman Carrim. This follows Carrim’s repeated failure to comply with the commission’s subpoenas to testify and submit financial statements for his businesses, citing ill health. Carrim has breached at least four of the commission's subpoenas, citing hospitalisation after an alleged heart attack he suffered while at a gym, in […]

todayAugust 14, 2026 80

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Madlanga Commission | Ramsamy says she refused to pursue ‘baseless’ case against Lushaba

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) State Advocate, Drushantha Ramsamy, says former IDAC head Senior Advocate, Andrea Johnson, wanted her to implicate Crime Intelligence Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Major General Philani Lushaba, in a housebreaking case, but she refused. Ramsamy continued her testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday, revealing that the case, opened at the Villieria Police Station, in Pretoria, was allegedly baseless as no witnesses were recorded. […]

todayAugust 11, 2026 100

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Madlanga Commission | Prosecutor says Crime Intelligence arrests were premature

A senior prosecutor at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has told the Madlanga Commission that he was reprimanded by former IDAC head, Andrea Johnson, after questioning a key document that triggered an investigation into several Crime Intelligence officers. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DDPP), Advocate Peter Serunye, testified on Tuesday that he spent months trying to obtain the Section 27 referral that formed the basis of the case, despite […]

todayAugust 4, 2026 206

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Madlanga Commission | NPA withdraws charges against Khumalo and co-accused

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn charges against Crime Intelligence head, Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, Brigadier Dineo Mokwele, Major-General Nozipho Madondo, Major-General Philani Lushaba, and their co-accused following a directive from National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Andy Mothibi. The decision was taken before the accused entered pleas, with the NPA citing ongoing investigations and the absence of a complete evidentiary record required to proceed with the prosecution. Mothibi […]

todayJuly 27, 2026 71

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Madlanga Commission | Johnson withdraws remarks about Mokwele

Embattled Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head, Senior Advocate Andrea Johnson, says the directorate had never investigated an employment-related matter before probing Brigadier Dineo Mokwele's appointment to Crime Intelligence. Johnson testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Thursday, where she apologised for describing Mokwele's appointment as a "token appointment" and withdrew the remark. The commission heard that IDAC charged Mokwele, along with several other Crime Intelligence officials, with fraud […]

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