WATCH LIVE | Madlanga commission continues

Sowetan · May 12, 2026 · 68 words · By TimesLIVE TimesLIVE

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The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system is continuing in Pretoria on Tuesday.

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The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system is continuing in Pretoria on Tuesday.

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TimesLIVE The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system is continuing in Pretoria on Tuesday.

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Claim 1: “The Madlanga commission of inquiry into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system is continuing in Pretoria on Tuesday.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the existence and formal title of the 'Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System' (the Madlanga Commission), its establishment by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July 2025, and its chairperson, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. While the specific 'Tuesday in Pretoria' detail is a temporal event, the existence and active nature of the commission are corroborated by three distinct web sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Babita Deokaran was a South African whistleblower murdered for reporting corruption at the Gauteng Department of Health where she was working as the acting chief director financial accounting officer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Babita_Deokaran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State, better known as the Zondo Commission or State Capture Commiss…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zondo_Commission

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web search NEUTRAL — The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, better known as the Madlanga Commission, is a public inquiry announced in Ju…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madlanga_Commission

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