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title: "Andrea Johnson requests immediate release from Idac post"
description: "Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) head Andrea Johnson has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa and the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Andy Mothibi, to release her from her post with immediate effect, requesting that her three-month notice period be waived."
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# Andrea Johnson requests immediate release from Idac post

> Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) head Andrea Johnson has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa and the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Andy Mothibi, to release her from her post with immediate effect, requesting that her three-month notice period be waived.

By Reitumetse Pilane · Published 27 July 2026, 02:06 SAST

## Key points
- Andrea Johnson, the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac), has requested an immediate release from her post, seeking to waive her notice period.
- In a dramatic turn, Johnson’s resignation request comes amid scrutiny regarding her conduct related to allegations against former Crime Intelligence Major General Feroz Khan.
- Johnson has invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination in her testimony before a commission investigating claims of misconduct.
- The National Prosecuting Authority is reviewing her resignation request, with tensions escalating as Johnson’s future amid the allegations remains uncertain.

## Content

In a [letter](https://www.news24.com/southafrica/idac-head-johnson-asks-ramaphosa-mothibi-for-permission-to-resign-with-immediate-effect-20260726-0964)to Andy Mothibi, the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrea Johnson, the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac), has asked to be allowed to vacate her office within 24 hours, saying the move would “serve the institutions and the country best”.

The NPA confirmed that Mothibi had received Johnson’s letter and was processing it. The Presidency and Johnson had not responded to requests for comment by the time of publication.

Johnson is due to continue her testimony to the Madlanga Commission on Monday.

### **Three days of scrutiny**

Over three days of evidence, commissioners repeatedly questioned her over allegations that she gave the suspended deputy head of Crime Intelligence, Major General Feroz Khan, access to an assault and intimidation docket before he submitted his warning statement.

The commission heard that Brigadier Leonora Phetlhe opened an assault and intimidation case against Khan following an altercation at Crime Intelligence headquarters in 2018. Her statement was taken at Silverton Police Station, and a J88 medical report was completed.

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Retired Hawks colonel Kobus Roelofse testified that Khan appeared to have had access to Phetlhe’s complaint before he made his warning statement, describing the sharing of the docket as improper. He also alleged that Khan seemed to know in advance when investigators intended to interview him.

The commission has raised questions about Idac’s prosecution of Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and other officials. Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Mothibi reportedly met Johnson to raise concerns about the evidence shortly before her resignation letter was submitted.

### **Johnson invokes right against self-incrimination**

When she first testified, Johnson invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination when questioned about allegations that she emailed Khan details from the investigation docket, arguing that the commission’s fact-finding powers did not override that protection.

She [acknowledged](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-21-npa-deciding-my-fate-over-feroz-khan-accusations-idac-boss-andrea-johnson/) that the National Prosecuting Authority was considering whether she should face prosecution in relation to the Khan allegations.

![deadlock-capture-caryn](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/e3c0oB6ww3FQc4MwtHsp7eZEqyg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/ED_608571_696778.jpg)

*Feroz Khan appears in the Kempton Park Magistrates' Court on 11 May to face charges of illicit precious metals transactions and corruption. (Photo: OJ Koloti / Gallo Images)*

Johnson also testified that although she had known Khan personally, she deliberately limited contact with him during 2024 after media reports linked him to the murders of insolvency liquidators Cloete and Thomas Murray.

Her appearance before the commission had already been delayed after she failed to appear on 13 July, with her legal team citing hospitalisation. Commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga dismissed the medical certificate submitted on her behalf as “useless” and said the circumstances surrounding her absence would be scrutinised. **DM**