By Johnathan Paoli
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga on Tuesday rejected an urgent attempt by a police officer known as Witness F to delay giving evidence at the Madlanga Commission, after his lawyer said the witness feared testifying would incriminate him.
Madlanga ordered the inquiry to proceed with WhatsApp messages attributed to Witness F, despite an urgent court bid challenging how the chats were obtained.
The morning began with disruption when advocate Hartley Ngoato, counsel for Witness F, arrived late, prompting sharp criticism from Madlanga.
Ngoato explained that he had just come from the Gauteng High Court after filing an urgent application aimed at halting his client’s testimony, but Madlanga rejected the explanation outright.
“I don’t understand why you had to be the one to be at the high court to file the application,” Madlanga told him, calling his lateness “unprofessional”.
Despite Ngoato’s insistence that he had been attempting to communicate with
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