Ramaphosa Spokesperson Weighs In on President Testifying at Ad Hoc Committee and Madlanga Commission

• President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said that the president is keeping an eye on the Ad Hoc Committee and the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry
• He established the Commission of Inquiry in July after KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that the criminal justice system was infiltrated
• Magwenya also discussed the possibility of Ramaphosa testifying during the proceedings after his office was implicated

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PRETORIA, GAUTENG — President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, discussed the possibility of Ramaphosa testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and the Ad Hoc Committee.

Speaking in Tshwane on 13 October 2025, Magwenya said that the president is monitoring the Commission of Inquiry and the Ad Hoc Committee. He said that there has not been any evidence against Ramaphosa in the Ad Hoc Committee proceedings. He said that the president, if called to testify, will emphasise that he did not interfere in the work of the South African Police Service (SAPS).

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President Cyril Ramaphosa established the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 13 July 2025. This was after KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that a criminal cartel had infiltrated the country's criminal justice system.

Was the Presidency implicated?

During his testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 19 September 2025, Mkhwanazi said that the Presidency allegedly interfered with the work of the police. He said that the KwaZulu-Natal police investigated the murder of Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) general manager Nico Swart in 2021. When he directed the team of detectives to continue their investigations at the headquarters due to a lack of resources, he received a call from National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola.

Masemola told him that he allegedly received a call from the Presidency's office. The office placed pressure on him to continue the investigation.

What you need to know about the Ad Hoc Committee

• Suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya said he was testifying in protest before the Ad Hoc Committee
• Masemola testified that Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene visited the home of murder suspect Katiso Molefe
• Member of Parliament Dereleen James blasted Masemola and accused him of failing to protect South Africans from drug cartels
• Mkhwanazi explained why DJ Sumbody, who was killed in Sandton, was murdered
• Sibiya claimed that businessman Brown Mogotsi tried to get a free hotel breakfast from him when they met

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Sibiya accuses Member of Parliament of working with Mkhwanazi

In a related article, Briefly News reported that Sibiya accused uMkhonto WeSizwe Party's David Skosana of working with Mkhwanazi. He made the accusation when he testified before the Ad Hoc Committee.

Skosana was asking him questions about his testimony. Sibiya refused to respond to the questions. He said that Skosana was a complainant in a case against him, and it was unfair that he would ask him questions before the court date.

Source: Briefly News