Acting Coordinator of South Africa's National Intelligence Coordinating Committee Ntandazo Sifolo testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that organized crime had become embedded within South African state institutions and the country's criminal justice system, Daily Maverick reported on Nov. 12. While parts of Sifolo's testimony were not heard in public due to national security considerations, he stated that the committee had warned about widespread criminal infiltration since 2022, adding that a growing number of law enforcement personnel were participating in criminal activity and that he was concerned that the Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence may have sought to undermine investigations against organized crime.