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3mo ago

IDAC Boss Concedes Solicited Affidavit and Invokes Silence as NPA Weighs Charges

Johnson’s testimony has intensified doubts about the directorate’s legal mandate and prompted document subpoenas plus an NPA review of possible prosecution.

A truckload of Madlanga Commission evidence and court cases.
IDAC Head Andrea Johnson testifies at the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee inquiry into alleged corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system at Good Hope Chambers on November 06, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach).
IDAC Head Andrea Johnson testifies at the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee inquiry into alleged corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system at Good Hope Chambers on November 06, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach).
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Overview

  • Johnson told the Madlanga Commission this week that IDAC staff solicited the Section 27 affidavit from MP Fadiel Adams that formed the legal basis for the Khumalo investigation.
  • She amended her earlier account of Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo’s arrest to say investigators detained him after he landed at OR Tambo International Airport rather than as he was leaving the city.
  • Johnson invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination and declined to answer Khan-related questions while the NPA considers a docket that could lead to prosecution.
  • IDAC said it does not hold key records requested by the commission because those documents are under the control of the Deputy NDPP, prompting counsel to ask the commission to issue subpoenas.
  • Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and NDPP Andy Mothibi have raised serious credibility concerns about IDAC, leaving open oversight steps or structural responses that could affect the directorate and its investigations.