Court ruling forces Carrim to testify at Madlanga Commission on Friday

Johnathan Paoli

A court ruling on Thursday has scuppered businessman Suliman Carrim’s efforts to not testify at the Madlanga Commission.  

In a ruling by Judge Denise Fisher in the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court in Johannesburg, the court struck Carrim’s urgent bid to block the commission chair, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, from compelling his appearance, citing impermissible delay and “self-created urgency”.

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Carrim had asked the court to interdict Madlanga from calling on him to file a written statement, subpoenaing him, or otherwise “coercing” him to appear before the commission pending a separate review application.

He also sought an order compelling the commission to answer detailed interrogatories within three days.

The court said Carrim had known since at least October 2025 that his presence was required and that a summons issued