UPDATE | Pretorius Was a Person of Interest in Witness D’s Murder, Police Say
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Madlanga Commission: Murder Implicated Wiandre Pretorius Commits Suicide
Johannesburg – Police reservist Wiandre Pretorius has taken his own life just days after surviving what was widely reported as an attempted hit. The former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) official shot himself at a fuel filling station in Brakpan on Saturday, 7 February 2026. Pretorius was implicated in testimony given by Marius van der Merwe (Witness D) at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating allegations o…
Madlanga Commission Takes Dramatic Step as Ramaphosa Responds to Ekurhuleni Police Scandal
The Madlanga Commission has delivered a shocking interim report revealing prima facie evidence of wrongdoing against suspended Ekurhuleni acting police chief Julius Mkhwanazi and several other officials, exposing deep-rooted corruption and misconduct within the city’s policing and municipal structures. President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the findings, received on December 17, and called for urgent action by law enforcement agencies. Speaking …
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