{
  "id": 19158733,
  "title": "Madlanga Commission: Sifolo’s testimony to begin in an open hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/madlanga-commission-sifolos-testimony-to-begin-in-an-open-hearing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/madlanga-commission-sifolos-testimony-to-begin-in-an-open-hearing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has decided that Acting Coordinator of South Africa’s National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (NICOC), Dr Ntandazo Sifolo's testimony will commence in an open hearing. Following this, there will be further in-camera proceedings to discuss classified documents and other sensitive evidence. The Commission has emphasized that any information contained in these classified documents cannot be made public without explicit authorization from the Commission or a court order. Dr Sifolo has confirmed that certain declassified documents may be utilized by the Commission's evidence leaders during open hearings and witness questioning.",
  "summary": "The in-camera proceedings will deal with classified documents and other evidence.",
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    "outlets": 4,
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Madlanga Commission resumes with Matlala set to testify amid legal dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/madlanga-commission-resumes-with-matlala-set-to-testify-amid-legal",
        "published": "2026-11-09T05:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Matlala’s lawyer bashes NPA for leaking witness statement from botched plea deal to Madlanga",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/matlalas-lawyer-bashes-npa-for-leaking-witness-statement-from-botched",
        "published": "2026-11-09T10:48:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "‘Cat’ Matlala’s legal team takes Madlanga’s ruling to court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/cat-matlalas-legal-team-takes-madlangas-ruling-to-court",
        "published": "2026-11-09T11:35:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}