Sensitive investigations within the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) were routed directly to former Investigating Director Advocate Andrea Johnson, bypassing the unit’s normal operational processes, the Madlanga Commission heard on Thursday. Matthews Sesoko, IDAC’s Head of Investigations and Operations, testified that after returning to work in January 2026 following his kidnapping in November 2025, he found that the directorate’s reporting structures had changed significantly and that many of his responsibilities had been removed. The commission, chaired by Acting Deputy Chief…

More than a year after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s explosive allegations shook South Africa’s criminal justice system, President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally noted the recommendations contained in the second interim report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, commonly known as the Madlanga Commission. The Presidency on Thursday announced that Ramaphosa had considered the recommendations and referrals contained in the report, which was submitted to him on…

Parliament has suspended National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams from the National Assembly for 20 sitting days after finding that his conduct had brought Parliament into disrepute, adding another chapter to the growing controversy surrounding the outspoken MP. The suspension comes as Adams remains at the centre of several allegations that have emerged before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into criminality and political interference in law enforcement, as well as matters involving the Investigating Directorate…

The leadership crisis at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) deepened on Thursday after Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi announced the suspension of three senior investigators and a full review of all IDAC matters currently before the courts, following explosive evidence heard at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Addressing a media briefing alongside National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Andy Mothibi in Pretoria, Kubayi confirmed that IDAC chief investigator Dylan Perumal, senior investigator Brian Padayachee and investigator…

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry continued hearing evidence on Thursday with the public airing of a recorded cellphone conversation between former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson and IDAC state advocate Drushantha Ramsamy, a recording that formed a central part of the day’s proceedings. The commission heard the recording after Ramsamy testified that she decided to record the conversation because Johnson had already implicated her during earlier testimony before the commission. According to Ramsamy, the call took…

The future leadership of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) will come under the spotlight on Thursday evening when Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi brief the media following the resignation of former IDAC head Advocate Andrea Johnson. The briefing, is expected to outline measures aimed at ensuring continuity within the anti corruption unit while the process of appointing a new head gets underway. According to the Ministry of Justice,…

Former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson came under sustained pressure at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday as commissioners repeatedly questioned her about the basis on which she authorised investigations into the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), exposing apparent inconsistencies in her evidence. One of the most difficult moments of the day came when the commission asked Johnson a direct question: “Why were you investigating the PKTT? What was IDAC’s interest in the PKTT?” Johnson…

The South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called for senior officials at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) to be held accountable following the withdrawal of fraud and corruption charges against Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and six co-accused. Speaking to African Times on Tuesday, the union said the decision by National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Andy Mothibi to withdraw the case vindicated concerns it had raised from the outset about what it described as premature…

Former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson returned to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Monday to continue her testimony, less than a few hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted her resignation from the anti-corruption unit. Johnson resumed giving evidence as the commission continued examining the conduct of IDAC investigations into senior Crime Intelligence officials. Her testimony comes amid growing scrutiny of decisions taken under her leadership and follows several days of intense questioning before the commission.…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the immediate resignation of Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson, bringing an end to her tenure as the head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s specialist anti corruption unit as she continues to face scrutiny over evidence before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Presidency announced on Monday that Ramaphosa, acting in terms of Section 12(8)(a) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, had agreed to Johnson’s request to vacate office with immediate effect.…