The Madlanga Commission has issued a notice directing Major-General Feroz Khan to appear and testify on July 1, 2026.
The Commission has reserved several days for Khan’s testimony and says he will remain before the inquiry for as long as necessary until excused by Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.
The development comes after Khan dramatically withdrew urgent court applications aimed at preventing the Commission and the South African Police Service (SAPS) from accessing electronic devices seized from him on May 10.
The Commission had issued a Regulation 10(6) notice authorising SAPS to provide access to the devices, arguing that the information contained on them is crucial to its investigation.
On June 3, Khan approached the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg seeking an urgent interdict to stop the Commission, SAPS and others from dealing with the devices or accessing any data stored on them.
The Commission responded on June 6with a detailed affidavit setting out why the material was necessary for its work.
In a further twist, the Commission said it learned on Sunday that Khan had also sought to have court proceedings conducted behind closed doors and to prevent public access to affidavits filed in the matter.
However, both legal efforts ultimately fell apart.On Monday morning, Khan abandoned his application to have the matter heard in camera and also withdrew his urgent application against the Commission.
Following a case management meeting before Acting Deputy Judge President Lebogang Modiba, the withdrawal of both applications is expected to be formalised through a court order.
The Commission says that once the order is issued, its affidavits will be made available to the media and the public.
The story is developing.
