Simon Majadibodu|Updated6 hours ago’No big name or small name will be protected,’ Ramaphosa on Madlanga probe

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision not to release the interim report of the Madlanga Commission. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will make the interim report of the Madlanga Commission public only after the commission has completed its work, and assured MPs that no one – including controversial businessmanHangwani Morgan Maumela- will be shielded from scrutiny. Ramaphosa was responding to oral questions from members of the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon during a sitting at the Nieuwmeester Dome.

The president was replying to a question from ANC MP Ndumiseni Ntuli, who asked why the interim report of the Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System had not been released despite strong public interest. The commission was established after KZN provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, made explosive allegations in July 2025 about corruption, political interference and the protection of criminal networks within the justice system. Ramaphosa said the commission’s interim report, which he received in December, contained recommendations relating to matters where there was prima facie evidence of wrongdoing. He said the recommendations fell into three main areas.