(back L-R) Commissioner Sesi Baloyi, Retired South African Constitutional Court Justice and former acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseni Madlanga and Commissioner Sandile Khumalo listen to evidence during the Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption in South Africa's criminal justice system, popularly known as Madlanga Commission, at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria on August 24, 2026. Across South Africa, the Madlanga Commission set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July last year has attracted a following more commonly associated with television dramas and soapies. The nation has watched as men and women from the highest ranks of the criminal justice system have been hauled before the inquiry to testify on allegations that organised criminal syndicates have infiltrated all branches of law enforcement. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP via Getty Images)