Madlanga Commission: EFF President Julius Malema’s Alleged Ties With KT Molefe Exposed

Madlanga Commission: EFF President Julius Malema’s Alleged Ties With KT Molefe Exposed

  • The President of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, has been implicated in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry
  • A witness who testified at the public hearings alleged that Malema has connections with alleged cartel boss Katiso Molefe
  • The witness said that Molefe and Malema are allegedly close friends, and Malema was also linked to suspended top cop General Shadrack Sibiya

With 10 years’ experience, Tebogo Mokwena, close Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, provided insights into the criminal justice system, crime statistics, commissions of inquiry, and high-profile cases in South Africa at Daily Sun.

A witness at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry alleged that Julius Malema has ties to the underworld
Julius Malema is reportedly linked to the underworld. Image: @effonline/ X and Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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PRETORIA, GAUTENG — A witness testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry's public hearings on 21 October 2025 alleged that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) president Julius Malema is closely associated with suspected cartel boss Katiso "KT" Molefe.

According to IOL, the witness alleged that Malema was a close friend of Molefe, who is allegedly close to suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. The witness continued his testimony in the public hearings, which were held at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College. The witness said that a source connected the link between Malema, Sibiya, and Molefe.

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A look at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

Witnesses at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry testified that major criminal cartels infiltrated the criminal justice system. President Cyril Ramaphosa established the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 13 July 2025 after he placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave. Mchunu's leave followed the explosive press briefing.

The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry public hearings continued
Julius Malema was implicated in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Image: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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What was Mkhwanazi's briefing about?

During the press briefing, Mkhwanazi revealed that Mchnu disbanded the Political Killings Task Team. He said that Mcunu worked with Sibiya to disband the Tssk Team, allegedly at the behest of criminal cartels. Mkhwanazi added that Mchunu had ties to alleged crime boss Vusmuzi Matlala, whom he said was Mchunu's political sponsor. In the aftermath of the press briefing, Sibiya was suspended, and the Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the allegations was established in Parliament.

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Brown Mogotsi officially implicated

In a related article, Briefly News reported that the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry formally implicated businessman Brown Mogotsi. This was after witnesses implicated Mogotsi.

Witnesses, including Mkhwanazi and Crime Intelligence boss General Dumisani Khumalo, testified that Mogotsi regularly texted Matlala and informed him about the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.