Madlanga Commission: Media Challenge In-Camera Testimony Application
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has been postponed after two media houses challenged the decision to hold witness testimonies behind closed doors.
The commission is probing allegations made by Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 July 2025. Proceedings were due to continue on Monday, 13 October 2025, after a week-long break.
A journalist with a decade of experience reporting on the South African political landscape, Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay, is among those affected by the postponement.
- The commission was set to hear testimony on Monday, 13 October 2025.
- Two media houses have interdicted the order to hold the testimony behind closed doors.
No statement has been released by the commission regarding the postponement.
Author's summary: Postponement due to media challenge.