Andrea Johnson, head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac), was rushed to hospital just before she was scheduled to testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The delay in her testimony prompted criticism, with a medical certificate provided to the commission described as "useless." President Cyril Ramaphosa had reportedly been looking forward to Johnson's appearance at the inquiry.
Johnson's scheduled testimony was significant because the Madlanga Commission had previously heard allegations that she leaked the contents of a criminal complaint. An email sent following an assault complaint against senior Crime Intelligence officer Feroz Khan had drawn Johnson, then an advocate, into the commission's investigation.
The timing of Johnson's hospitalization and the adequacy of the medical documentation provided to explain her absence became matters of contention before the commission. Her failure to appear as scheduled represented a notable delay in proceedings that the president had anticipated.
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