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Webinar: The Criminal Syndicate Within, Inside the Madlanga Commission
WEBINAR INVITATION
The Criminal Syndicate Within
Inside the Madlanga Commission
Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 (SAST)
Platform: Microsoft Teams
Dear Colleagues,
South Africa’s criminal justice system faces unprecedented allegations of infiltration by sophisticated criminal syndicates into police, judicial, parliamentary, political, intelligence, and law enforcement structures Corruption Watch. The Madlanga Commission hearings, which commenced in September 2025, have already produced shocking testimony that demands urgent attention from all stakeholders in governance, law enforcement, and civil society.
What’s Been Revealed:
Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo has detailed information about a sophisticated, organised criminal syndicate labelled the “Big Five,” with a Gauteng-based cartel allegedly involved in drug trafficking, hijackings, tender fraud, and contract killings. Recent testimony has exposed alleged links between top police officials and crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, including claims of monthly bribes of up to R1 million and contributions of R500,000 toward political campaigns, as reported by the Daily Maverick.
What Makes This Critical:
President Ramaphosa established this commission because these allegations, if proven true, threaten to undermine South Africans’ confidence in the South African Police Service’s ability to protect them and effectively fight crime and corruption. Corruption Watch.