NewzFresh testimony at the Madlanga Commission has cast a spotlight on alleged internal dysfunction within the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac), with state advocate Drushantha Ramsamy accusing her former boss Andrea Johnson of disregarding established procedures and fostering a hostile work environment. Ramsamy appeared before the commission at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria on Thursday, 30 July 2026, a day after Johnson wrapped up six days of testimony. Johnson’s evidence focused heavily on a series of high-profile investigations, including those involving Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo relating to the appointment of former BMW employee Dineo Mokwele to a brigadier post.
The investigations were triggered after National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Fadiel Adams submitted a Section 27 referral in November 2024, setting off multiple inquiries into Crime Intelligence. Johnson had also implicated Ramsamy and Idac investigator Mantsha Rapetshu in relation to their roles in these probes. Idac employee pushes back against Andrea Johnson testimony Taking the stand, Ramsamy, an admitted attorney, moved quickly to challenge Johnson’s version of events, particularly regarding the Mokwele matter.
“Advocate Johnson told many untruths about me and my involvement in what is known as the Mokwele case. “She did not disclose that I raised concerns from the onset and repeatedly thereafter, which concerns I dealt with in detail,” she told the commission on Thursday. Ramsamy explained that she joined Idac in March 2023, when it still operated as the Investigating Directorate (ID) within the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
She testified that her concerns about the direction of certain investigations emerged early on. She also raised questions about a cluster of investigations into Crime Intelligence and Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s Medicare24 R360 million tender referred to as “Project Diversion,” a label she attributed to Johnson. “I do not know why she chose this name other than what is stated in her WhatsApp message,” the Idac prosecutor said.
Ramsamy remarked that she was “profoundly disturbed, but not surprised” by Johnson’s testimony. “She sought to blame me for so-called irregular and problematic processes. “Let me make it clear that Advocate Johnson was in charge of Project Diversion and, in pa…
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.
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