Madlanga Commission Proceedings Postponed, SAPS Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo Unwell

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
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry proceedings have been halted
Proceedings in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry have been postponed after Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo was unable to testify. Image: Lefty Shivambu
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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 is wrong with Khumalo.

Source: Briefly News

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