Fresh ‘serious’ allegations pull Andrea Johnson back to Madlanga commission

The commission will formally recall Johnson to respond to the new claims. Former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) head Andrea Johnson is set to return to the Madlanga commission following the emergence of new allegations that surfaced just as her testimony concluded. Johnson had just completed six days on the stand on Wednesday, 29 July 2026, where she faced rigorous questioning from commissioners about her leadership of Idac, a specialised unit within the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). During her testimony, she was questioned on several high-profile matters, including Idac’s investigation into Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo relating to the appointment of former BMW employee Dineo Mokwele to a brigadier post and suspended national police commissioner Fannie Masemola’s prosecution. The commission also examined the unit’s probe into the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT), as well as Johnson’s relationship with senior Crime Intelligence official Feroz Khan. Allegations against Andrea Johnson emerge at Madlanga commission However, proceedings took a new direction on Thursday, 30 July, when the commission resumed hearings with a different witness. It was revealed that Idac state advocate Drushantha Ramsamy had come forward with “serious” allegations implicating Johnson, who recently resigned as Idac’s investigating director. Evidence leader Lee Segeels-Ncube told the commission that these claims only came to light during Johnson’s testimony, after the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, alerted the inquiry to disclosures made by Ramsamy. Segeels-Ncube added that Ramsamy’s formal statement had only been completed late on Wednesday night. “Her intention was in any event to make this disclosure under protected disclosure after Advocate Johnson gave her evidence. “But given that Advocate Johnson had implicated her in these proceedings, she thought that [the] correct process to follow would be to come to us with that evidence,” the evidence leader told the commission. In light of these developments, the commission will formally recall Johnson to respond to the new claims. A Rule 3 notice is expected to be issued to the former Idac head, compelling her to address the allegations raised.