South Africa4 years of intelligence estimates flagged criminal infiltration.

The National Security Council approved each estimate, but infiltration of South Africa’s justice system persists.

Acting coordinator Ntandazo Sifolo told the Madlanga Commission a 2023 estimate flagged officers allegedly joining heists, illegal mining and human smuggling.

The commission hears the classified Annexure B in camera, despite objections from three media organisations.

How each outlet framed it
Daily Maverick leans critical
ties Nicoc's 2024 National Intelligence Estimate on criminal-justice contamination to Mkhwanazi's July 2025 allegations

Sources: Daily Maverick