President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the second interim report of the Madlanga Commission, confirming that the Section 84 presidential fact-finding body has recommended disciplinary action and possible criminal investigations against suspended deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, Witness G and businessman Brown Mogotsi.
In a statement issued by the Presidency on Thursday morning, Ramaphosa said he had noted the recommendations and referrals contained in the commission’s second interim report, which was submitted to him on 29 May 2026.
The report also recommends that the Office of the Inspector-General for Intelligence, or another competent authority, urgently investigate an alleged off-the-books Crime Intelligence operation involving Mogotsi and Witness G.
The Presidency said the commission’s recommendations were based on prima facie evidence heard during months of testimony and were made in terms of its powers to refer matters for urgent criminal investigation and disciplinary processes.
Referrals to form part of SAPS special investigations task team
The latest referrals will now form part of the work of the South African Police Service’s special investigations task team established after the commission’s first interim report.
The recommendations come after months of often damning evidence before the commission, where both Sibiya and Nkosi found themselves at the centre of allegations involving businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and alleged political interference in police investigations.
Sibiya repeatedly denied allegations that he improperly interfered in investigations, received money through intermediaries or colluded with organised crime figures. He clashed sharply with commissioners as he defended his conduct and rejected claims that he sought to undermine the Political Killings Task Team and its investigations.
Nkosi paints a different picture
Nkosi, however, painted a starkly different picture.
The sergeant alleged that he acted as an intermediary for Sibiya, collecting cash from Matlala and alleged underworld figures, arranging meetings and carrying out instructions linked to sensitive police matters. He also described efforts to mend the fractured relationship between Sibiya and KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
Their evidence formed one of the commission’s most significant credibility contests, with commissioners repeatedly testing each version against documentary records, electronic communications and corroborating witnesses.
The commission also heard allegations that investigators from the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) later visited Nkosi in prison in an attempt to persuade him to implicate suspended National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, Crime Intelligence head Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and Matlala. Former Idac head Advocate Andrea Johnson acknowledged that, if true, such conduct would be “extremely serious” and inconsistent with proper investigative practice.
The Madlanga Commission is expected to submit its final report to Ramaphosa on November 16.
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- The Madlanga Commission's second interim report recommends disciplinary and possible criminal action against suspended deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, Witness G, and businessman Brown Mogotsi.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa noted the report's recommendations, which were submitted on 29 May 2026, and called for urgent investigations into an alleged off-the-books Crime Intelligence operation involving Mogotsi and Witness G.
- The recommendations are based on prima facie evidence from months of testimonies and will be pursued by the South African Police Service's special investigations task team.
- Testimonies revealed conflicting accounts, with Sibiya denying improper conduct and Nkosi alleging he acted as an intermediary for Sibiya, involving bribery and political interference in police investigations.
- The Madlanga Commission's final report is expected to be submitted to President Ramaphosa on November 16, 2026.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the second interim report of the
In a statement issued by the Presidency on
Sibiya repeatedly denied allegations that he improperly interfered in investigations, received money through intermediaries or colluded with organised crime figures. He clashed sharply with commissioners as he defended his conduct and rejected claims that he sought to undermine the Political
Read More: Ramaphosa says bid to overturn Phala interdict lacks merit
