Madlanga Commission Proceedings Postponed, SAPS Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo Unwell
- Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo will not be able to testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on 1 October 2025
- The Crime Intelligence Head of the South African Police Service (SAPS) has been testifying for the past two days
- Retired acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga confirmed that the proceedings would be halted for the day

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GAUTENG – Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo will not be testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry today (1 October 2025).
The Crime Intelligence Head of the South African Police Service (SAPS) was set to resume testimony at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria, for what would have been his third day on the stand.
When proceedings began, retired acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga stated that the inquiry would not sit, but provided no other details. He instead noted that Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels would provide more details.

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Why isn’t Khumalo at the Madlanga Commission?
Following the postponement of the proceedings, eNCA’s Pule Letshwiti-Jones shed more light on the postponement. Letshwiti-Jones took to X to share that Khumalo was not in as he was not feeling well.
No other details were provided about what was wrong with Khumalo or when he would be better.
Khumalo receiving medical care
As speculation grew about what happened to Khumalo, Michaels confirmed that Khumalo was present at the commission in the morning, before he started feeling unwell.
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola then confirmed that Khumalo was receiving the best medical care. Masemola stated that he was in contact with Khumalo, who was in good spirits and taking health advice from his physician.
Madlanga Commission postponed for two weeks
Michaels confirmed later that the commission would be taking a further break. The spokesperson stated that the commission would resume its public hearings on 13 October 2025.
He said that the break was due to the unavailability of Commissioner Sesi Baloyi. Baloyi will be attending to duties as a member of the Judicial Service Commission.
What you need to know about the Madlanga Commission
- Lieutenant-General Mkhwanazi accused the Presidency of interfering with investigations.
- The KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner claimed that Vusimuzi Matlala’s cars were registered by the State.
- The police’s Head of Legal Services, General Petronella Van Rooyen, said Mchunu didn’t have the power to disband the task team.
- Masemola accused Mchunu and General Shadrack Sibiya of trying to protect criminal syndicates.
- General Khumalo revealed that five major cartels were operating in the country.
Chat reveal that Matlala was unhappy with Mchunu
Briefly News reported that General Khumalo shared explosive testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
Khumalo shared WhatsApp conversations between Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and North West businessman Brown Mogotsi.
In one conversation, Matlala expressed frustration with the Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, over one of his decisions
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