DEVELOPING: MADLANGA COMMISSION TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON NICOC IN-CAMERA APPLICATION The Madlanga Commission will this coming Wednesday hear arguments in the application to have the testimony of Dr Ntandazo Sifolo heard in-camera. Dr Sifolo is the Acting Coordinator of the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (NICOC). The Commission’s evidence leaders moved an in-camera application on 12 October 2026, which was opposed by the Amabhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, Daily Maverick and Media 24. The Chairperson of the Commission, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, today (Monday) directed that the in-camera application relating to the evidence of Dr N Sifolo will be heard in open session at the Commission’s venue in Pretoria on Wednesday 21 October 2026, at 09h00 as follows: 1.1 The applicants will be allocated forty-five (45) minutes to move and argue their application; 1.2 The respondents will be allocated forty-five (45) minutes to argue their case and respond to the applicants’ submissions; 1.3 The applicants will be allocated 15 (minutes) to reply to the respondents’ argument. The parties’ written submissions will be posted on the Commission’s website (criminaljus8cecommission.org…). //ENDS ISSUED BY THE JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO CRIMINALITY, POLITICAL INTERFERENCE AND CORRUPTION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM @eNCA

DEVELOPING: A cloud hangs over Joburg's new safety boss. Lesiba Arnold Malotana has been appointed as head of the city's public safety portfolio despite serious allegations and a high-risk finding in an SIU lifestyle audit. Tune in to #TheFullStory today on #eNCA, channel #DStv403 #eNCAInvestigations @Nabeelah_Shaikh @DasenThathiah