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Taxi boss’s sick note fails, inquiry to hear ‘izinkabi’ evidence on Monday

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 933 words · By Vincent Cruywagen
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What to know about Taxi boss’s sick note fails, inquiry to hear ‘izinkabi’ evidence on Monday

On Friday, 25 September, the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismissed taxi boss Oupa Jossiah Sindane’s application for a postponement and ordered that his evidence must be led on Monday, 28 September, “in whatever format” the commission determines.

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What happened

On Friday, 25 September, the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismissed taxi boss Oupa Jossiah Sindane’s application for a postponement and ordered that his evidence must be led on Monday, 28 September, “in whatever format” the commission determines.

Why it matters

The ruling followed an order from commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga on Wednesday directing evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson SC and Sindane’s counsel, advocate Thabani Masuku, to agree on the terms of a draft joint order, which the parties…

Common ground

Sindane, also known as “Bafana”, was subpoenaed on 8 September to appear before the commission on 23 September.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Sindane has also launched an urgent High Court application in Pretoria seeking to interdict the subpoena compelling him to testify and to prevent the commission from using cellphone material”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim (the High Court application to interdict the subpoena and cellphone material) is missing or replaced by irrelevant search results (NASA/Space), although claim 3 mentions a court bid. There is no corroborating evidence in the provided set for the 'cellphone material' part of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 18, 2017 · NASA wanted to make Skylab, the United States’ first space station, feel more like home, especially because astronauts would be living there for extended periods. Although designers had…
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/how-shower-spac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 28, 2021 · On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after launch. The disaster was felt in the space community.
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/responses-chall…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 31, 2018 · Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies near the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Washington. Discovery, the first orbiter retired…
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/when-enterprise…
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Claim 2: “evidence needing to close by late November or early December to meet the 25 January 2027 deadline for its final report”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found regarding the January 25, 2027 deadline for the final report.
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Claim 3: “ordered that his evidence must be led on Monday, 28 September”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources explicitly state that Sindane's evidence must be led on Monday, 28 September 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — 28 September 2026 | 4:27. Sindane, an associate of Joe Sibanyoni, is due to be probed over his alleged relationship with police officers and apparent cartel members.The Madlanga Commission is expected…
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/09/28/madlanga-commission-expecte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Khan's lawyers clash with Commission, Sindane continues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJLp4NYkY4c
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web search NEUTRAL — The Madlanga Commission has rejected Pretoria-based taxi boss Oupa Jossiah “Bafana” Sindane’s attempt to postpone his testimony, finding that he delayed bringing both his court challenge and postponem…
https://iol.co.za/mercury/news/2026-09-28-madlanga-commissio…
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Claim 4: “On Friday, 25 September, the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry dismissed taxi boss Oupa Jossiah Sindane’s application for a postponement”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Madlanga Commission dismissed Oupa Sindane's postponement application on Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oupa Brown Mogotsi known just as Brown Mogotsi, is a South African businessman from the North West province who has become a central figure in allegations of corruption, political interference, and le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Mogotsi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katiso "KT" Molefe (born March 15, 1975) is a South African businessman and suspected underworld kingpin. He is accused of being a mastermind behind the killing of Oupa Sefoka (famously known as DJ Su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katiso_Molefe
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web search NEUTRAL — The commission dismissed Sindane's postponement application on Friday.
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/09/25/madlanga-commission-orders-…
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Claim 5: “Sindane, Sibanyoni, Mvimbi Daniel Masilela and Philemon Msiza are co-accused in a Delmas case in which the State alleges that they extorted more than R2.2-million in protection fees from a mining businessman between 2022 and 2025”
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Multiple sources confirm that Sindane, Sibanyoni, Masilela, and Msiza are co-accused in a Delmas case involving the extortion of over R2 million from a mining businessman between 2022 and 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — The state alleges that Sindane, Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni, Mvimbi Daniel Masilela and Philemon Msiza forced a mining businessman in Mpumalanga’s Nkangala district to pay more than R2 million in unlawful…
https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-21-just-in-bafana-si…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sibanyoni, Daniel Masilela, Phillimon Msiza and Oupa Sindane, faced charges of extortion and money laundering. The case has now been struck off the roll as the prosecutor failed to show up and has bee…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/phillimon-msiza-taxi-owner
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web search NEUTRAL — Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni , Mvimbi Daniel Masilela, Philemon Msiza and Bafana Sindane have been granted R70,000 bail by the Delmas magistrate's court on the extortion and money laundering case against…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/law/2026-09-29-sibanyoni-…
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Claim 6: “his lawyers produced a medical certificate stating that he was suffering from severe hypertension, sinusitis and flu”
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Two independent sources mention the medical certificate citing 'severe hypertension, sinusitis and flu'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find out about sinusitis (sinus pain), including the symptoms and treatments and when to get medical help.Sinusitis causes the lining of the sinuses to swell up. This stops mucus draining into your no…
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sinusitis-sinus-infection/
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web search NEUTRAL — By Johnathan Paoli. Taxi boss Oupa “Bafana” Sindane’s lawyers have asked the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to postpone his appearance until he is medically fit to testify, citing high blood pressure …
https://insidepolitic.co.za/sindane-lawyers-ask-madlanga-com…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sindane was subpoenaed to appear before the commission on 23 September but sought to delay his testimony, presenting a last-minute medical certificate citing “severe hypertension, sinusitis and flu,” …
https://capeflats.co.za/madlanga-commission-rejects-taxi-bos…
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Claim 7: “That application is scheduled to be heard on 6 October 2026”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (adult content sites) and do not mention a court date of 6 October 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Situs Bokep Terbaru, Viral dan Update tiap hari bisa ditemukan di website ini KingBokep.
https://kingbokep.tv/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nonton bokep Indo terbaru dan terpopuler dengan kualitas HD. Situs terpercaya untuk video dewasa Indonesia, update setiap hari tanpa buffering Bokep Indonesia.
https://probokep.co/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nonton bokep terbaru hari ini gratis kualitas HD. Koleksi video bokep indo viral terbaru update setiap hari, lengkap hanya di BokepHot.
https://bokephot.net/categories/bokep-terbaru/
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Claim 8: “Sindane, also known as “Bafana”, was subpoenaed on 8 September to appear before the commission on 23 September”
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Web results confirm Sindane was scheduled to appear on 23 September 2026 and that he attempted to interdict this appearance.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Madlanga Commission has just adjourned and will resume at 10am. Taxi industry figure, Oupa Josiah "Bafana" Sindane was supposed to be on the stand earlier. Let us now talk to SABC News Canny Mapha…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSEbl5lgCCw
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web search NEUTRAL — TAXI boss Oupa Bafana “King of the Sky” Sindane’s latest bid to stop the Madlanga Commission from forcing him to testify has crashed.His first attempt came at the end of September, on the day he was d…
https://www.snl24.com/news/sindanes-second-court-bid-crashes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oupa 'Bafana' Sindane approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to interdict his scheduled appearance before the Madlanga Commission on 23 September 2026.
https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/254029-taxi-boss-bafana-s…
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Claim 9: “commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga on Wednesday directing evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson SC and Sindane’s counsel, advocate Thabani Masuku, to agree on the terms of a draft joint order”
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While the evidence confirms Justice Madlanga is leading the inquiry and Matthew Chaskalson is the evidence leader, there is no specific mention of a directive to agree on a 'draft joint order' with advocate Thabani Masuku in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Chaskalson SC (born 12 August 1963) is a South African lawyer and jurist who is best known for his work in constitutional litigation. He has frequently appeared in the Constitutional Court of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Chaskalson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Corruption Watch NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others; Nxasana v Corruption Watch NPC and Others is a 2018 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa on pros…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Watch_v_President
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Marikana massacre was the killing of thirty-four miners by the South African Police Service (SAPS) on 16 August 2012 during a six-week wildcat strike at the Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana near R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikana_massacre
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Claim 10: “He first sought permission from the Chief Justice on 18 August, received it by 25 August”
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No evidence was found after searching for the specific dates of August 18 and August 25 regarding the Chief Justice.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.