{
  "id": 8394893,
  "title": "Ramaphosa extends Madlanga commission’s final report deadline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ramaphosa-extends-madlanga-commissions-final-report-deadline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T05:58:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/ramaphosa-extends-madlanga-commissions-final-report-deadline/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Cyril Ramaphosa has pushed back the deadline for the Madlanga Commission to submit its final report. Vincent Magwenya, the president's spokesperson, revealed that the new deadline gives the Commission more time to process additional evidence, such as the testimony of experts whose recommendations align with the commission's terms of reference. Magwenya expressed the president's gratitude for the Commission's work and the law enforcement agencies' ongoing follow-up on the Commission's findings. The original deadline was moved from November 16, 2026, to January 25, 2027. The Madlanga Commission presented its second interim report to Ramaphosa on May 29, 2026, five months after delivering the first interim report in December 2025. The first report implicated 14 officials, while the second report only named four. The second report revisited the first report's recommendations and referrals based on new evidence and confirmed most of the initial recommendations. It also added new recommendations and referrals based on evidence heard since the beginning of 2026. The Commission suggested disciplinary proceedings and a criminal investigation for Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, Witness G, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, and Brown Mogotsi. It also recommended an immediate investigation by the Office of the Inspector-General for Intelligence or another authorized entity into the alleged off-the-books operation involving Mogotsi and Witness G. The first report referred five South African Police Service officials for investigation: Major General Lesetja Senona, who resigned as head of KwaZulu-Natal Hawks, Major General Richard Shibiri, dismissed for misconduct, Brigadier Mbangwa Nkhwashu, Brigadier Rachel Matjeng, who was also dismissed, and Sergeant Fannie Nkosi.",
  "summary": "The commission handed its second interim report to Ramaphosa on 29 May, five months after submitting the first interim report in December 2025.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Ramaphosa extends Madlanga Commission deadline to January 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ramaphosa-extends-madlanga-commission-deadline-to-january-2027",
        "published": "2026-09-19T06:36:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Ramaphosa extends Madlanga Commission’s final report to January",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ramaphosa-extends-madlanga-commissions-final-report-to-january",
        "published": "2026-09-19T10:00:52.000Z"
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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."
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