The Madlanga Commission will resume on Tuesday with testimony from Brown Mogotsi, marking the start of Phase Two of the inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system.
Mogotsi is scheduled to testify on 18 and 19 November 2025.
According to a media statement issued by commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels, Phase Two begins on Day 35 of the proceedings and will focus on testing evidence presented earlier in the inquiry.
Michaels said the commission has so far heard from 27 witnesses since hearings began on 17 September 2025.
The statement explains that Phase One was designed to place untested allegations under oath and provide the foundation of the inquiry.
Phase Two will now allow individuals implicated during the initial phase to present their version of events or respond formally to allegations made against them.
These responses will be tested through evidence leaders’ questioning. Michaels said this phase will run into the early part of 2026.
Independent reporting shows Mogotsi is expected to face extensive questioning.
From what we’ve heard so far, Mogotsi is alleged to have acted as a link between suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and alleged crime cartel figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.
He is accused of sourcing R500,000 for travel and accommodation for a group of ANC members attending a fundraising event earlier this year.
In return, Matlala allegedly received confidential police information from him.
Moreover, the commission previously heard a voice recording said to be Matlala suggesting the money supported Mchunu’s political ambitions.
Earlier this month, Mogotsi survived a shooting incident in Vosloorus when his vehicle was struck by gunfire. He was not injured.
Monday’s session concluded with testimony from Lieutenant General Mary Motsepe, who confirmed that 121 KwaZulu Natal political killing dockets sat idle for months at the SAPS national office in Pretoria.
She told the commission that although inspections were conducted, no active investigations took place until March and April 2025 after the files were irregularly removed from the KZN unit.
The commission will return on Tuesday morning with Mogotsi expected to provide his response to the allegations raised in Phase One.
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