Retired judge Mbuyiseni Madlanga at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria on 27 October 2025. Picture: Gallo Images In the news today, President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and ordered a task team to investigate those flagged in the report. Meanwhile, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged.
Furthermore, the Fifa World Cup trophy will be coming to South Africa on Friday. While most parts of the country can expect thunderstorms on Friday, 30 January, the South African Weather Service has forecast a dry, fine and warm to hot day for the Western Cape. Meanwhile, hot and humid conditions are expected to continue in parts of KwaZulu-Natal.Full weather forecasthere.
Stay up to date withThe Citizen– More News, Your Way. President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which found prima facie evidence of wrongdoing against several current and former employees of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, as well as senior members of the South African Police Service (Saps). The interim report, submitted on 17 December 2025, stems from the commission of inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system, established in July last year following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
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The commission is chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, assisted by Advocates Sesi Baloyi SC and Sandile Khumalo SC. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank decided at its meeting this week to keep the repo rate unchanged and warned about geopolitical risk to the local economy.
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