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Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

2026: From founding ideals to patronage politics, the ANC is at a moment of reckoning

ANALYSIS

2026: From founding ideals to patronage politics, the ANC is at a moment of reckoning

By Ferial Haffajee

The Maverick quizzical news quiz of 2025

END-OF-YEAR BRAINTEASER

The Maverick quizzical news quiz of 2025

By Mike Wills

From money-loving Matlala to penny-pinching Cele — snapshots from SA’s parallel police capture hearings

POLICING IN CRISIS

From money-loving Matlala to penny-pinching Cele — snapshots from SA’s parallel police capture hearings

By Caryn Dolley

Painted lady

CARTOON

Painted lady

By Zapiro

Witness D’s murder, kidnappings, threats expand sinister web around SA police capture hearings

DARK CLOUD

Witness D’s murder, kidnappings, threats expand sinister web around SA police capture hearings

By Caryn Dolley

Madlanga Commission Witness D's murder forces focus on whistleblower security

MURDER MOST FOUL

Madlanga Commission Witness D's murder forces focus on whistleblower security

By Ferial Haffajee and Caryn Dolley

Useless

CARTOON

Useless

By Zapiro

Murders in SA drop (slightly) — Police release crime figures amid drug cartel infiltration scandal

QUARTERLY COUNT

Murders in SA drop (slightly) — Police release crime figures amid drug cartel infiltration scandal

By Caryn Dolley

Ex-police minister Bheki Cele was an ‘extortionist’ who asked me for R1m, says ‘Cat’ Matlala

JAILHOUSE TESTIMONY

Ex-police minister Bheki Cele was an ‘extortionist’ who asked me for R1m, says ‘Cat’ Matlala

By Caryn Dolley and Nonkululeko Njilo

Paul Hoffman

By Paul Hoffman

The faulty rationale behind the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

22 July 2025