The Madlanga Commission has resumed public hearings into allegations of corruption and political interference in South Africa’s criminal justice system.
The inquiry is also examining claims about criminal networks and their alleged links to law enforcement officials.
President Cyril Ramaphosa established the commission after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made serious allegations in July 2025.
South Africa corruption inquiry examines police system
Mkhwanazi previously alleged that senior officials had interfered with criminal investigations and that politically connected people had received protection.
Among those implicated in his allegations was then-police minister Senzo Mchunu. Mchunu has rejected allegations against him.
President Cyril Ramaphosa subsequently established the judicial commission to investigate allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga chairs the commission.
The inquiry has since heard extensive evidence and submitted two interim reports to the president.
Hearings turn to Johannesburg police
The latest hearings are focusing on the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department.
According to the South African government, the commission is examining allegations of criminal-network infiltration and collusion between some JMPD officers and criminal groups.
The commission’s work is continuing. Its evidence deadline has been extended to October 2, while its final report is due to be submitted to Ramaphosa on November 16.
The allegations remain subject to the commission’s investigation, and its final conclusions have not yet been issued.