About this episode

The episode discusses the extension of the Madlanga Commission and the recent arrests of Julius Mkhwanazi and Imogen Mashazi.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the Madlanga Commission to October 2026, with its report now due on 16th November 2026. Julius Mkhwanazi, Imogen Mashazi and others have been arrested. We unpack all of this and more!

People in this episode

Host: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

Topics covered

• politics
• arrests
• commission extension
• South Africa
• current events

Keywords

• Cyril Ramaphosa
• Madlanga Commission
• Julius Mkhwanazi
• Imogen Mashazi
• arrests
• South Africa
• politics

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