The Madlanga Commission has officially delivered its second interim report on state corruption to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels confirmed the delivery in a statement released on Friday night.
He said the commission will resume its public hearings on Monday.
The Madlanga Commission, officially known as the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2025.
Retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga chairs the commission.
The commission investigates allegations that organised crime networks infiltrated parts of South Africa’s law enforcement and criminal justice system.
The inquiry was launched after explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
He claimed senior political and police figures had interfered in criminal investigations and helped shield organised crime syndicates.
Since then, the commission has heard testimony from senior police officers, politicians, government officials and other witnesses.
The commission will submit its final report at the end of August 2026.
The commission returned to work in January after delivering its first interim report in December.
Investigators have since spent 64 days listening to 32 different witnesses.
Testimony focused heavily on corruption within the South African Police Service. The panel also probed the Ekurhuleni and Tshwane Metropolitan Police Departments.
The legal team will now run two phases of the inquiry in parallel. Michaels said phase one involves “the airing of allegations”.
He said phase two gives “implicated persons the opportunity to tell their side of the story.”
Monday’s upcoming session will focus directly on a notorious drug bust in Port Shepstone.
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu will testify before the commission again soon.
Meanwhile, a secret operative scheduled for Tuesday requested an urgent identity protection order. The undercover agent fears deadly retaliation against their family.
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